Osteochondritis dissecans after rotational acetabular osteotomy for dysplastic hip.
We encountered a rare case of osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head after rotational acetabular osteotomy that recovered with conservative treatment 4 years after the detection of characteristic radiological findings.
Nozawa
Masahiko
M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-8421, Tokyo, Japan. nozawa@med.juntendo.ac.jp
Maezawa
Katsuhiko
K
Yuasa
Takahito
T
Morimoto
Kouichi
K
Asakura
Taro
T
Kurosawa
Hisashi
H
D000077:Acetabulum; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography