Abstract:The authors have reviewed the clinical and radiological results of 70 intertrochanteric osteotomies in 65 patients. The mean follow-up was 8 years and most of the patients (53 osteotomies) were examined from 6 to 15 years after operation. The mean age at operation was 47 years. In almost two-thirds of patients the osteoarthritis was secondary to congenital disorders of the hip. The technique was usually a rotational osteotomy with slight medial displacement. The clinical results were satisfactory in 49 osteoto… Show more
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