Key result
Varus and Chiari osteotomies demonstrated long-term failure in correcting congenital hip dysplasia over 22 years, with varus osteotomy failing in 33 hips and combined procedures showing high recurrence.
Why the study?
Does osteotomy (varus or Chiari) improve the development of the proximal femur in children with congenital dysplasia of the hip?
Cohort (n=47)
Does osteotomy (varus or Chiari) improve the development of the proximal femur in children with congenital dysplasia of the hip?
Long-term failure of varus and Chiari osteotomies in congenital hip dysplasia suggests acetabular redirectional osteotomy may be preferable.
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May warrant caution with varus and Chiari osteotomies in congenital hip dysplasia; leaves open optimal pediatric correction strategies.
The influence of the acetabular cover on the development of the proximal femur during the treatment of congenital dysplasia of the hip was studied in 47 children (58 hips) with a follow-up of 22 years. Varus osteotomy failed to correct hip dysplasia in 33 hips of 27 children. Chiari osteotomy was followed by a positive anti-Chiari effect (oval shaped acetabulum with proximal migration of the femoral head) in 15 children (20 hips). In five children (five hips) with coxa vara due to avascular necrosis, the anti-Chiari effect was negative. The combination of Chiari and varus osteotomy before the age of 8 years was followed by a positive anti-Chiari effect and recurrence of valgus deformity in seven of eight hips. The long-term failure of the varus and Chiari osteotomy, together with a review of clinical and experimental surveys, led us to prefer the acetabular redirectional osteotomy.
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Rejholec et al. (1991) conducted a cohort in Congenital dysplasia of the hip (n=47). Varus osteotomy and Chiari osteotomy was evaluated on Correction of hip dysplasia and development of the proximal femur. Varus and Chiari osteotomies demonstrated long-term failure in correcting congenital hip dysplasia over 22 years, with varus osteotomy failing in 33 hips and combined procedures showing high recurrence.
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