title: The surgical treatment of developmental dislocation of the hip in older children: a comparative study.
abstract: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare simultaneous open reduction and Salter innominate osteotomy versus one-stage combined surgical treatment including femoral shortening. A total of 24 patients were studied. Group 1 included 16 hips in 14 patients treated by simultaneous open reduction and Salter innominate osteotomy; Group 2 included 13 hips in 10 patients treated by one-stage open reduction, Salter innominate osteotomy and femoral shortening. The average age at the time of operation was 4.1 years (range: 3.3 to 5.1). Average follow-up was 5.3 years (range: 2.7 to 9.0). Clinical and radiological assessment at final follow-up showed that the outcome was not significantly different between the two groups. The duration of operation, however, was significant different between the groups. Patients with DDH between 3 and 5 years of age were treated successfully with either simultaneous open reduction and Salter innominate osteotomy or a one-stage combined surgical procedure including femoral shortening. Clinical and radiological outcomes were similar. Nevertheless, after this follow-up period, the rate of avascular necrosis was slightly higher in Group 1; on the other hand, one-stage combined surgical treatment including femoral shortening significantly prolonged the operative time.
authors.affiliation: Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Sivas, Turkey. gtezeren@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gunduz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tezeren
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tukenmez
authors.forename: Okay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.forename: Sitki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Percin
authors.forename: Tacettin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cekin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome