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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Surgery]] is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [[Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome]] ([[HGPS]]). [[Surgery]] is usually reserved for patients with [[hip dislocation]]. | |||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
* | *[[Surgery]] is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [[Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome]] ([[HGPS]]). Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: | ||
**[[Hip dislocation]] | |||
***Reconstructive [[Hip (anatomy)|hip]] surgery can be done in patients who are suffering with [[hip dislocation]]. | |||
**Hip dislocation | ***But the risk of [[comorbidities]] after the surgery should be considered. | ||
***Reconstructive hip surgery can be done in patients who are suffering with hip dislocation. | |||
***But the risk of comorbidities after the surgery should be considered. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). Surgery is usually reserved for patients with hip dislocation.
Indications
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- Hip dislocation
- Reconstructive hip surgery can be done in patients who are suffering with hip dislocation.
- But the risk of comorbidities after the surgery should be considered.
- Hip dislocation