title: Hip arthroplasty after femoral osteotomy.
abstract: Osteotomy of the proximal femur is performed to treat numerous hip pathologies in order to improve the load axis of the coxofemoral joint, thus improving coverage of the femoral head; despite this, arthrosis-related pathology may progress, and this nearly always results in hip arthroplasty. Many authors report that the time interval between osteotomy and arthroplasty is approximately 5 to 10 years. It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the complications and the clinical and radiographic results of hip arthroplasty performed after proximal femoral osteotomy, comparing them with a control group for hip arthroplasty without previous osteotomy.
authors.affiliation: Prima Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giardina
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lampasi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sudanese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation