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Published on: February 27, 2018
Medium-term Results After Femoral Head Resection and Subtrochanteric Valgus Osteotomy in Children and Adolescents
Madeleine Marowsky1, Oliver Jungesblut1,2, André Strahl2
1Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Hamburg-Altona.
Background:
Various salvage surgical procedures for painful hip dislocation in adolescent patients with cerebral palsy exist. To date, no significant differences among these surgical techniques have been described. In our institution the McHale procedure is the standard of care for painful chronically dislocated hips with or without deformity of the femoral head in patients with cerebral palsy. This study focuses on mid-term results after surgical treatment.
Methods:
Surgical reports and patient charts were analyzed retrospectively. All x-rays were evaluated and migration of the proximal femur and heterotopic ossification according to Brooker were recorded. In addition, we conducted a telephone interview with the caretakers with special reference to pain preoperatively and postoperatively and after implant removal, sitting tolerance, range of motion, mobility, quality of life, and personal hygiene.
Results:
Fifty-two patients (65 hips) with a mean age of 13.5 ± 3.6 years (range: 4 to -20 y) were included. Mean surgery time was 178.4 ± 63.4 minutes (range: 45 to 380 min) and mean follow-up was 45.17 ± 30.6 months (range: 12 to 204 mo). A significant difference between preoperative and postoperative pain levels was found, P <0.001. Personal hygiene ( P =0.02) and quality of life ( P =0.013) improved significantly. Eighty-five percent of the caregivers would have the surgery performed on their child again and 81% of the caregivers would recommend the surgery to others. The removal of implants leads to a significant improvement in pain ( P =0.011). A total of 22 complications in 65 McHale procedures (33.9%) were related to the procedures.
Conclusions:
A significant reduction in pain and a significant improvement of hygiene as well as quality of life can be achieved with the McHale procedure in painful chronically dislocated hips in patients with cerebral palsy. Overall, the procedure is predominantly experienced as helpful by the caregivers and recommended to others. The removal of the implants improves pain significantly, but complications may occur in one third of the patients.
Level Of Evidence:
IV.
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