title: The effect of transfixing the hip with Kirschner wire during the operative treatment of hip dysplasia in children after the walking age.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Transfixing the hip joint during operative treatment of DDH is sometimes necessary.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 30 patients presenting with DDH after the walking age divided into two groups; group 1, the hip joint was transfixed with K-wire. Group 2 no k-wire transfixion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At mean follow up duration of 30 months. Satisfactory results were obtained in 13 patients in group 1, and 14 patients for group 2. The final radiological results for both groups were satisfactory in 14 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Femoral head transfixing with Kirschner wire has no effect on the final results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
authors.forename: El Sayed Abd El-Halim
authors.initials: el SA
authors.lastname: Abdulla
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: Mohamed Mahmoud
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abouheif
keywords: Developmental dysplasia of the hip; Salter pelvic osteotomy; Transfixing the hip