The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 68, Issue 1 79-87, Copyright © 1986 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The effectiveness of the Salter innominate osteotomy in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip
WP Barrett, LT Staheli and DE Chew
A retrospective review of sixty-eight innominate osteotomies that were
performed in fifty-four patients at a university teaching hospital was
undertaken to compare the results of these operations with those published
by Salter and by his colleagues and to see if the results were different
when the procedure was combined with open reduction compared with when it
was performed after open reduction. Over-all, nearly three-quarters of the
patients had excellent or good radiographic and clinical results. Avascular
necrosis occurred in four patients after open reduction and innominate
osteotomy. Postoperatively, eight complications developed in seven
patients. Innominate osteotomy improved coverage of the femoral head. There
was no noticeable difference between the results of innominate osteotomy
combined with open reduction and those of innominate osteotomy performed
after a previous open reduction. The patients who had an open reduction
combined with innominate osteotomy before the age of four years had better
results and required fewer subsequent procedures than did patients who had
the operation after that age.