Developmental Dysplasia Of The Hip At Five Years Of Age Treated With Open Reduction And Femoral Osteotomy: A Case Report

Developmental dysplasia of the hip when presenting late is always a great challenge for orthopaedicians. Once the diagnosis is made by A.P. & lateral view radiographs; operative treatment should preferably include osteotomy on pelvic side with open reduction and femoral shortening. We describe 3 cases who presented late and were treated with open reduction, femoral shortening and pemberton osteotomy. Salter and Pemberton osteotomy are the commonly done procedures on pelvic side in these cases. In our centre earlier we were using Salter osteotomy. The present case report details the usage of the Pemberton osteotomy in 3 cases of developmental dysplasia of the hip who presented late, when treated with Pemberton osteotomy resulted in a good reduction of the acetabular head. We thus strongly recommend Pemberton osteotomy over Salter osteotomy.