The Value of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Blood Loss following Hip Reconstruction in Children with Cerebral Palsy

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Preoperative and postoperative X-rays of a dislocated hip in a child with cerebral palsy. The left X-ray showed a dislocated left hip in a child with CP. The acetabulum has become shallow and is not covering the femoral head any more. There is a valgus deformity of the proximal femur. The postoperative pictures showed that the hip is reduced, the proximal femoral deformity is corrected (varus derotation corrective osteotomy), and the acetabulum is corrected by pelvic Dega osteotomy.

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