Acetabular Remodeling and Role of Osteotomy After Closed Reduction of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.
BACKGROUND The purposes of this study were to evaluate acetabular remodeling after closed reduction of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and to delineate the role of osteotomy. METHODS Eighty four hips with DDH treated with closed reduction and followed until the patient was 8 years of age or older were included in this study. The mean age at closed reduction was 14.0 months (range, 3 to 30 months) and that at the latest follow up visit was 12.7 years (range, 8.0 to 24.7 years) Osteotomy was performed in 26 hips (31% during the follow up period, at an average age of 2.8 years (range, 2.0 to 5.8 years) The acetabular index (AI) and center edge angle (CEA) were measured, and osteonecrosis was graded. The treatment outcome was evaluated as satisfactory (Severin grade I or II) or unsatisfactory (III or IV) We retrospectively analyzed the associations among radiographic parameters, performance of osteotomy, grade of osteonecrosis, and final outcome. RESULTS A satisfactory outcome was observed in 67 (80% of the 84 hips. An osteotomy was not performed in 30 of 34 hips with an AI of <32deg and a CEA of >14deg at the age of 3 years, and 28 (93% of these 30 hips showed a satisfactory outcome. Of the 33 hips with an AI of =32deg and a CEA of =14deg at the age of 3 years, the 20 that had undergone an osteotomy showed a higher proportion of satisfactory outcomes than the 13 hips that had not (p 0.01) Three of the 4 hips that showed an unsatisfactory outcome following an osteotomy had an AI of =34deg at 1 year post osteotomy. Grade II, III, or IV osteonecrosis, according to the Bucholz Ogden classification, developed in 10 of the 84 hips, and these 10 hips had a higher proportion of unsatisfactory outcomes than did those that developed no or grade I osteonecrosis (p 0.004) CONCLUSIONS Hips with DDH showing poor acetabular remodeling after closed reduction may benefit from osteotomy. The AI and CEA at the age of 3 years can serve as one of the guidelines for osteotomy. Continued surveillance for acetabular remodeling is required even after osteotomy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume