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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. | 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: | *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 | **Hip dislocation | ||
***Reconstructive hip surgery can be done in patients who are suffering with 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. | ***But the risk of comorbidities after the surgery should be considered. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
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