PERIACETABULAR OSTEOTOMY THROUGH A MODIFIED OLLIER TRANSTROCHANTERIC APPROACH FOR TREATMENT OF PAINFUL DYSPLASTIC HIPS

Abstract

Painful dysplastic hips should be treated before function becomes seriously impaired. We believe that periacetabular osteotomy through a modified Ollier approach, which allows osseous cuts to be made under direct vision, can be learned readily. It provides improved femoral head coverage and relief of symptoms in most painful dysplastic hips in adolescents and young adults.