title: Colonna capsular arthroplasty: a 33-year follow-up of four patients.
abstract: We evaluated the results of Colonna capsular arthroplasty in 4 patients with unilateral congenital dislocation of the hip. All of these patients were female, aged 10-14 years at the time of surgery, and 42-50 years at the time of follow-up. The most striking finding in this study was the good ability to walk. Although radiographs showed considerable joint degeneration, all of these patients had only mild to moderate pain in the hip.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takatori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morimoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005684:Gait; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016896:Treatment Outcome