Outcome of one-stage surgical treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip in children from 1.5 to 6 years old. A retrospective study.

This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of one-stage treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in patients after walking age. A Total of 58 children (67 hips) were retrospectively investigated to assess the efficacy and safety of one-stage treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children from 1.5 to 6 years of age with a mean follow-up of 4.00±0.43 (range 3-6.8) years. Eleven (19%) were male, forty-seven (81%) were female. Our method consisted of open reduction, Salter innominate osteotomy, femoral shortening and derotation. The patients were distributed into three groups according to the age at which they were operated: 12 (20.7%) patients with 12 hips (17.9%) were operated between 1.5 and 2 years of age (Group I), 35 (60.3%) patients with 44 hips (65.7%) were operated between 2 and 4 years (Group II), 11 (19%) patients with 11 hips (16.4%) were operated between 4 and 6 years (Group III). Clinical and radiological assessment at final follow-up showed that the outcome was not significantly different between group I and group II. But clinically, there was significant difference between group I and group III, and also between group II and group III. Although in the outcome of radiological assessment there was no significant difference between group I and group II compared with group III. The rate of avascular nerosis in group I was lower than in group II or in group III. Children with DDH between 1.5 and 6 years of age were treated successfully with one-stage treatment, but in our hands the best age at surgery is before 4 years of age.