Surgical treatment of the late - presenting developmental dislocation of the hip after walking age.

Objective: Cases of developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) still occur after walking age because of late or missed diagnosis and failed conservative treatment. The choice of treatment for DDH after walking age continues to be controversial, and one of the options is open reduction combined with innominate osteotomy.

Methods: Twenty patients with 26 surgically treated hips with DDH, were evaluated from 2005 to 2008, using innominate osteotomy by Salter's technique after open reduction and capsulorraphy.