Trochanteric Osteotomy and Dislocation
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK The operative procedure of total hip arthroplasty can be viewed as two separate but…
Post-operative Length of Hospital Stay
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK The patient is splinted with the leg in abduction for three weeks, and is…
Management of Deep Infection
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK Deep infection after elective surgery is a serious complication. The problem is even more…
Leg Over-Lengthening After Total Hip Arthroplasty Identification of Patients at Risk
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK Leg length discrepancy, in general, and leg over-lengthening in particular, after total hip arthroplasty,…
Arthroplasty of the Hip: A New Operation
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK From Low Friction to Low Frictional Torque “In a design of a load bearing…
Clinical Results
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK The clinical results of this operation are so good that one often feels they…
Treatment procedures and management
Motor training Motor training in this chapter includes ‘hands-on’ treatment procedures called physiotherapy suggestions and therapeutic activities by anyone daily involved with a person with cerebral palsy, called management, or…
Assessment for therapy and daily function
Approach to assessment The framework for all assessments is outlined to synthesise various approaches. This avoids use of assessment methods focused on any one therapy system. The framework consists of…
Learning motor function
A child does not move by neurophysiology alone. The ability to move is also dependent on learning processes. Learning depends on active movement initiated by a child as much as…
