We reviewed retrospectively 45 patients (46 procedures) with bladder exstrophy treated by bilateral oblique
Purpose of study. This study is to determine the survival and outcomes of the Birmingham Interlocking Triple
In late developmental dysplasia of the hip in childhood, the deformed dysplastic acetabulum is malaligned and has lost its shape due to pressure from the subluxed femoral head. The outer part of the acetabulum involves the upper part of the original acetabulum, thereby giving a bipartite appearance. A clear edge separates the outer from inner part which represents the lower part of the original acetabulum and has no direct contact with the femoral head. Combined
We reviewed the long-term radiological outcome,
complications and revision operations in 19 children with quadriplegic
cerebral palsy and hip dysplasia who underwent combined peri-iliac
osteotomy and femoral varus derotation osteotomy. They had a mean
age of 7.5 years (1.6 to 10.9) and comprised 22 hip dislocations
and subluxations. We also studied the outcome for the contralateral
hip. At a mean follow-up of 11.7 years (10 to 15.1) the Melbourne
cerebral palsy (CP) hip classification was grade 2 in 16 hips, grade
3 in five, and grade 5 in one. There were five complications seen
in four hips (21%, four patients), including one dislocation, one
subluxation, one coxa vara with adduction deformity, one subtrochanteric
fracture and one infection. A recurrent soft-tissue contracture occurred
in five hips and ten required revision surgery. In pre-adolescent children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy good
long-term outcomes can be achieved after reconstruction of the hip;
regular follow-up is required.
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Aims. Hip displacement, common in patients with cerebral palsy (CP), causes pain and hinders adequate care. Hip reconstructive surgery (HRS) is performed to treat hip displacement; however, only a few studies have quantitatively assessed femoral head sphericity after HRS. The aim of this study was to quantitatively assess improvement in hip sphericity after HRS in patients with CP. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed hip radiographs of patients who had undergone HRS because of CP-associated hip displacement. The pre- and postoperative migration percentage (MP), femoral neck-shaft angle (NSA), and sphericity, as determined by the Mose hip ratio (MHR), age at surgery, Gross Motor Function Classification System level, surgical history including Dega
The treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children remains controversial, we describe the clinical and radiological outcomes of 47 hips in 43 children treated with open surgery by one surgeon between 2004 and 2008 for DDH. The mean age at operation was 25 months (5 to 113) with a mean follow up of 89 months (22 to 169). 46 hips had an anterior open reduction, 1 had a medial approach performed and 16 had anterior open reductions only. 5 of the primary operations also had a
This retrospective matched cohort study tested the hypothesis that an incomplete periacetabular acetabuloplasty, as an added step to delayed open reduction, diminishes the risk of developing acetabular dysplasia. 29 hips from 23 patients with idiopathic DDH that underwent intentionally delayed open reduction and acetabuloplasty at our institution from 2003 to 2010 were matched for age at presentation and bilaterality to historic controls. These were 29 hips from 26 patients, treated with open reduction alone from 1989 to 2003. Residual dysplasia treated with
In order to treat painful subluxation or dislocation secondary to cerebral palsy, 11 patients (12 hips) underwent combined femoral and Chiari
A total of 47 non-walking patients (52 hips) with severe cerebral palsy and with a mean age of 14 years, (9 to 27) underwent a Dega-type
The aim was to assess the effect of caudal block on patients who have had proximal femoral &/or
Our aim was to determine whether abnormalities noted on MRI immediately after reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip could predict the persistance of dysplasia and aid surgical planning. Scans of 13 hips in which acetabular dysplasia had resolved by the age of four years were compared with those of five which had required
We investigated the incidence and risk factors
for the development of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head in
the course of treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and
dislocation of the hip. All underwent open reduction, proximal femoral
and Dega
Difficulties posed in managing developmental dysplasia of the hip diagnosed late include a high-placed femoral head, contracted soft tissues and a dysplastic acetabulum. A combination of open reduction with femoral shortening of untreated congenital dislocations is a well-established practice. Femoral shortening prevents excessive pressure on the located femoral head which can cause avascular necrosis. Instability due to a coexisting dysplastic shallow acetabulum is common, and so a
The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and responsiveness to hip surgery of a four-point modified Care and Comfort Hypertonicity Questionnaire (mCCHQ) scoring tool in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels IV and V. This was a population-based cohort study in children with CP from a national surveillance programme. Reliability was assessed from 20 caregivers who completed the mCCHQ questionnaire on two occasions three weeks apart. Test-retest reliability of the mCCHQ was calculated, and responsiveness before and after surgery for a displaced hip was evaluated in a cohort of children.Aims
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The purpose of the study was to identify risk factors that are associated with re-displacement of the hip after surgical reconstruction in cerebral palsy. Retrospective review of children with cerebral palsy who had hip reconstruction with proximal femoral varus derotation osteotomy (VDRO) and Dega-type
Aim. The use of intraoperative cell salvage as a tool for reducing allogenic transfusion has been demonstrated in
A six-year-old girl with congenital sensory neuropathy with anhidrosis (CSNA) presented with bilateral hip dysplasia and subluxation on the right side. Conservative treatment of the hips by closed reduction and a plaster cast was unsuccessful. When aged seven years the patient had an intertrochanteric varus rotation osteotomy on the right side, but subluxation was again evident after five months. A Salter-type
Aim. This study presents the early results of a novel procedure, both in timing and surgical technique, aimed to treat those cases of congenital hip dysplasia that present late or fail conservative treatment. Methods. 48 patients and 55 hips treated over the period from December 2004 to February 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. All were treated with adductor and psoas tenotomy, open reduction, capsulorrhaphy and acetabuloplasty by the senior author. Results. Thirty-five of the cases (72.92%) were late presentations whilst 13 (27.08%) cases represented failure of conservative treatment with Pavlik harness. According to the IHDI classification, there was 1 (1.82%) grade I, 9(16.36%) grade II, 13 (23.64%) grade III, and 32 (58.18%) grade IV. The age of the patients at surgery averaged 16.01 months and the mean follow-up was 31.07 months (10.13–84.20 months). The average pre-operative AI was 37.97 ° (range 23 to 49). AI fell steadily over time reaching an average of 24.7° (range 14.7° to 30°) at 22 months post-acetabuloplasty. One of the earliest cases had some residual lateralisation requiring a Shelf acetabuloplasty 4 years after the index procedure. There were no infections, nerve palsies or graft displacement in the series. Seven cases (12.73%) developed AVN graded II or over (five grade II, one grade III, and one grade IV). The incidence of AVN significantly associated with previous failed conservative treatment (p<0.05) and was not related to pre-operative IHDI classification or AI (p=0.42 and p=0.31 respectively). Conclusion. This one-stop procedure seems to be safe whilst providing reliable outcomes; igniting the remodelling process that results in a concentric and stable hip. However, pelvic anatomy is not distorted and hence, additional
Purpose. To investigate the effect of soft tissue release (STR) and the length of postoperative immobilisation on the long term outcomes of closed reduction (CR) of the hip for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Materials. 77 hips (72 patients) who had undergone closed reduction (CR) between 1977-2005 were studied retrospectively to review their outcome (Severin grade), identify the reasons for failure and to assess factors associated with residual dysplasia. Particular attention was paid to the use of a STR at the time of CR (to improve initial hip stability) and the duration of postoperative immobilisation. Results. The mean age at CR was 10.5 months (5-24months) and mean follow up 97 months. A STR (adductor ± psoas tenotomies) was performed in 65%. Post-operative immobilisation time varied between 3-12 months (mean 6.3 months). 6 hips (all Tonnis grade 3) failed CR within 2-6 weeks. In the remaining 49 hips, 85% were Severin Grade 1 at age 5yrs. Acetabular index (AI) decreased in all patients over time: 80% hips had an AI <20. 0. at age 5yrs. Neither a STR, nor the time of post-operative immobilisation conferred any additional benefit on the final AI. 2/55 hips required a
Perthes’ disease (PD) often results in femoral head deformity and leg length discrepancy (LLD). Our objective was to analyze femoral morphology in PD patients at skeletal maturity to assess where the LLD originates, and evaluate the effect of contralateral epiphysiodesis for length equalization on proximal and subtrochanteric femoral lengths. All patients treated for PD in our institution between January 2013 and June 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients with unilateral PD, LLD of ≥ 5 mm, and long-leg standing radiographs at skeletal maturity were included. Total leg length, femoral and tibial length, articulotrochanteric distance (ATD), and subtrochanteric femoral length were compared between PD side and the unaffected side. Furthermore, we compared leg length measurements between patients who did and who did not have a contralateral epiphysiodesis.Aims
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