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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 91-B, Issue SUPP_II | Pages 330 - 330
1 May 2009
Atsumi T Tamaoki S Asakura Y Nakamura K Nakanishi R Katoh E Watanabe M Kajiwara T
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Introduction: We studied resphericity of the collapsed femoral head moved medially after posterior rotational osteotomy for osteonecrosis at a mean of 8.5 years follow-up.

Materials and Methods: Twenty-eight hips in 24 patients with osteonecrosis with apparent collapse treated by this operation were studied. All hips had no recollapse at final follow-up. The mean age of patients was 26 years. Twenty-two hips were non-traumatic, 6 were traumatic. The resphericity was studied by ratio (%, medial area of collapse/hip center to superior viable joint surface) at less than 6 months, 3years, and at final follow-up on postoperative antero-posterior radiographs. Disappearance of the subchondral fracture was also observed.

Results and Discussion: The mean ratio of the medial collapse area was 18.4% at less than 6 months, 8.3% at 3years, and 3.4% at final follow-up. Subchondral fracture was seen in 25 of 28 hips at less than 6 months, subchondral fractures disappeared in 17 hips at 3 years, and in 23 hips at final follow-up. We thought that remodeling of the postoperative medial collapsed lesion occurred after this operation.