diplegia

CP Hip

Prevent contractures

Prevent dislocations

Improve walking

Provide stable and painless sitting

Allow perineal care

Hip Dislocation

Adductor contractures

Flexion contractures

In-toeing

Windswept hips

Accepted that a dislocated hip in CP is painful

CP is a permanent disorder of movement and posture

- non-progressive

- brain injury before the age of two years

Strict definition excludes familial & progressive congenital problems & those acquired in childhood as a result of head injuries