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A report on an infant with paraplegia following aortic surgery who suffered from coarctation of the aorta and a ventricular septum defect (VSD). The spinal paralysis was complete and flaccid. He was found to have paralytic bilateral dislocatable hip joints. Magnetic resonance image (MRI) of spinal cord showed no pathological findings. The hip joints were treated by a hip abduction brace.
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Suzuki, N., Ando, M. & Gotoh, E. Case report: hip joint instability in an infant with paraplegia following aortic surgery. Spinal Cord 28, 406–409 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1990.54
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1990.54