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Single-stage open reduction through a medial approach and innominate osteotomy in developmental dysplasia of the hip

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Karadeniz Technical University Medical School, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.

Correspondence should be sent to Professor M. Sener at K T U Tip Fak, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji AbD, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey; e-mail: msener87{at}yahoo.com

We treated 15 hips (15 patients) with developmental dysplasia by a single-stage combination of open reduction through a medial approach and innominate osteotomy. The mean age of the patients at the time of operation was 20 months (13 to 30). The mean follow-up period was 9.6 years (4 to 14).

At the final follow-up, 14 hips were assessed clinically as excellent and one hip as good. Radiologically, ten hips were rated as class I, four as class II and one as class III according to the criteria of Severin. No avascular necrosis was seen. No patient required subsequent surgery. Our results indicate that satisfactory results can be obtained with the single-stage combination of open reduction by the medial approach and innominate osteotomy for developmental dysplasia of the hip in a selected group of children older than 12 months. To our knowledge, no similar combined technique has been previously reported.