Stepped Osteotomy of the Trochanter for Stable, Anatomic Refixation

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Teric osteotomy combined with a relatively aggressive rehabilitation program. Full weightbearing was allowed at a mean of 42 days (range, 33–54 days). The minimum followup was 8 months (median, 13 months; range, 8–24 months). Postoperative radiographs were assessed prospectively for consolidation or the appearance of malreduction/nonunion/malunion of the osteotomy and heterotopic ossification. In 110 of 113 hips, the trochanteric osteotomy healed in the anatomic position. Two patients had a trochanteric delayed union with loss of anatomic position, and one additional patient underwent revision surgery for a pseudarthrosis and cranial migration of the trochanteric fragment. All three complications related to healing occurred in the first 60 patients when the step height was 3 to 4 mm. After increasing the step heights to 6 mm, we observed no healing complications. Despite more aggressive postoperative mobilization, the incidence of malunion or nonunion related to the new stepped osteotomy is low and approaches zero for steps of 6 mm. It is now our technique of choice. Level of Evidence: Level IV, therapeutic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence....

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