Reinhold Ganz, Theddy Slongo, Klaus A Siebenrock, Luigino Turchetto, Michael Leunig
BACKGROUND: Codivilla in 1901, Hey Groves in 1926, and Colonna in 1932 described similar capsular arthroplasties--wrapping the capsule around the femoral head and reducing into the true acetabulum--to treat completely dislocated hips in children with dysplastic hips. However, these procedures were associated with relatively high rates of necrosis, joint stiffness, and subsequent revision procedures, and with the introduction of THA, the procedure vanished despite some hips with high functional scores over periods of up to 20 years...
November 2012: Clinical Orthopaedics and related Research