title: Varus rotational osteotomies for adults with hip dysplasia: a 20-year followup.
abstract: Untreated hip dysplasia predisposes young adults to early arthritis. Varus rotational osteotomies are considered one option to delay or eliminate total hip arthroplasty. We update a report from 1991 by retrospectively reviewing 40 of 48 patients (83.3%) who had 45 varus rotational osteotomies from 1971 to 1986 with a minimum followup of 15 years (mean, 22.6 years; range, 15-34 years). Results were assessed using Hospital for Special Surgery hip scores and radiographic parameters. The average age of the patients at followup was 57.2 years (range, 38-81 years). Fourteen patients (35%) (16 hips) had no additional procedures at 21.2 years followup (range, 15-27 years). The average Hospital for Special Surgery hip score was 33.7 with a Tönnis scale of 1.7 (mild-moderate osteoarthritis). Twenty-six patients (65%) (29 hips) had total hip arthroplasties an average of 9.75 years (range, 2-27 years) after varus rotational osteotomy. As in the initial study, the degree of preoperative osteoarthritis was a predictive value for success of the varus rotational osteotomy. Additionally, younger patients with minimal hip subluxation and osteoarthritis, and a better preoperative Hospital for Special Surgery hip score were predictors of success.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA. voosj@hss.edu
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Voos
authors.forename: Anil S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ranawat
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pellicci
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Buly
authors.forename: Eduardo A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Salvati
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome