Combined open reduction and Dega transiliac osteotomy for developmental dysplasia of the hip in walking children.

The iliac osteotomy described by Dega in Poland, in 1969, is an acetabuloplasty that changes the acetabular configuration and its inclination. The aim of this work is to analyze a group of patients with DDH treated by combined open reduction and Dega transiliac osteotomy ,to evaluate the results and determine the advantages and disadvantages, as well as, assess the factors affecting the final outcome of such procedure. A prospective study was conducted during the period, from November 2010 to October 2014, on 39 hips, in 29 children, with neglected DDH after walking age, either diagnosed late or after failure to respond to previous non operative treatment.

Telescoping versus non-telescoping rods in the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta.

A retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the results of telescoping (group I) versus non telescoping rods (group II) in the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta. Thirty-three lower limb segments in ten patients were studied (14 segments in group I and 19 segments in group II). The surgical techniques of Sofield and Miller (1959) and Lang-Stevenson and Sharrard (1984) for rod insertion were used.

Extracapsular base of neck osteotomy versus Southwick osteotomy in treatment of moderate to severe chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of extracapsular base of neck osteotomy and Southwick osteotomy from clinical and radiologic points of view. This retrospective study included 35 hips in 33 patients who presented with moderate to severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) between 1995 and 2001. These patients were divided into two groups according to the type of osteotomy: group A patients (n = 15) were treated by extracapsular base of neck osteotomy and group B patients (n = 18) were treated by modified Southwick osteotomy.