Varus rotational osteotomies for adults with hip dysplasia: a 20-year followup

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Apr:457:138-43. doi: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802e7eb1.

Abstract

Untreated hip dysplasia predisposes young adults to early arthritis. Varus rotational osteotomies are considered one option to delay or eliminate total hip arthroplasty. We update a report from 1991 by retrospectively reviewing 40 of 48 patients (83.3%) who had 45 varus rotational osteotomies from 1971 to 1986 with a minimum followup of 15 years (mean, 22.6 years; range, 15-34 years). Results were assessed using Hospital for Special Surgery hip scores and radiographic parameters. The average age of the patients at followup was 57.2 years (range, 38-81 years). Fourteen patients (35%) (16 hips) had no additional procedures at 21.2 years followup (range, 15-27 years). The average Hospital for Special Surgery hip score was 33.7 with a Tönnis scale of 1.7 (mild-moderate osteoarthritis). Twenty-six patients (65%) (29 hips) had total hip arthroplasties an average of 9.75 years (range, 2-27 years) after varus rotational osteotomy. As in the initial study, the degree of preoperative osteoarthritis was a predictive value for success of the varus rotational osteotomy. Additionally, younger patients with minimal hip subluxation and osteoarthritis, and a better preoperative Hospital for Special Surgery hip score were predictors of success.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hip Dislocation / complications
  • Hip Dislocation / diagnostic imaging
  • Hip Dislocation / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip / etiology
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip / surgery*
  • Osteotomy / methods*
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome