Necessarily disappointing results after tripleosteotomy in the dysplastic hip joint.
Not only the high risk of necrobiotic alterations in the acetabulum fragment, but more important the osteoarthritic signs and pains very few years after tripleosteotomy are cogent arguments against this measure. The bad results of tripleosteotomy are well explained by simple biomechanic causes.
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005270:Femur Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011379:Prognosis