RESEARCH ARTICLE


Pelvic Support Osteotomy; Salvage Procedure in Chronically Dislocated Hips
Case Report: Technical Note on the On-lay Bone Positioning of a Lengthening Nail and Review of the Literature



Pieter Reynders-Frederix*, 1, Cristina Reynders-Frederix2, Muhammad Wajid3
1 CHU Brussels - Orthopedics Arthur van Gehuchtenplein 4, Brussels 1020, Belgium
2 CHU Brussels, Saint-Pierre - Rehabilitation Medecin Brussels, Belgium
3 Shalamar Medical & Dental College Shalamar Road, Department of Orthopedics, Lahore 54580, Pakistan


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Abstract

Background:

Young patients with a acquired dislocation of the hip with concomitant shortening of the lower limb is a difficult diagnostic problem with few definite treatment options.

Methods:

We used the technique, originally described by Ilizarov, with a double femur osteotomy and lengthening the femur. Lengthening was done with a sub muscular placed on-lay femur distraction rod. Distraction of the rod was done by fluid mechanics. After lengthening, the distraction was secured by a parked plate by locking the distal part of the plate.

Results:

This patient needed a lengthening of 60 mm, distraction time was 36 days with a distraction index of 1.61 mm per day and a healing index of 31.4 days per cm lengthening.We encountered one complication in which an exchange of the plastic feeding tube was needed at 20 days post-surgery.

Conclusions:

In the reported case we could improve gait with reduced limping and equalizing her leg length discrepancy.

Keywords: Bone lengthening, Congenital hip dislocation, Hydraulics Ilizarov technique, Lengthening nails, Pelvic osteotomies.