Proximal femoral resection for the painful dislocated hip in cerebral palsy: does indomethacin prevent heterotopic ossification?

Background:Painful hip displacement is difficult to treat in severe cerebral palsy. Proximal femoral resection (PFR) is an excellent procedure for pain relief but has a high rate of heterotopic ossification (HO). Indomethacin is the gold standard therapy used for prevention in hip and acetabular sur