Subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy in developmental coxa vara

Background:

Valgus subtrochanteric osteotomy is the gold standard surgical treatment of developmental coxa vara. Nevertheless, there has been no consensus on the method of fixation and osteotomy details. In the literature, there are few reports on employing rigid internal fixation methods that preclude the need of postoperative immobilization. We present early radiologic and clinical outcome of a modified Y shaped subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy fixed with precontoured DCP.

Patients and Methods:

Ten patients with 10 hips of developmental coxa vara were subjected to a corrective Y-shaped subtrochanteric valgus femoral osteotomy. All the cases were fixed by a precontoured small dynamic compression plate (DCP). There were six males and four females. The right hip was affected in four patients and the left hip in six. The average age at the presentation time was 5.1 years (range 4–9 years). Clinical evaluation was done by IOWA hip score.

Results:

Clinically, the IOWA hip score improved postoperatively significantly (P<.05). The average preoperative head shaft angle was 94° (range 85°-100°) and the average post-operative head shaft angle was 120° (range 115°-125°). Postoperatively, the average epiphyseal-Hilgenreiner angle and the head-shaft angle fell into the normal values. No recurrence of deformity was reported.

Conclusion:

The Y-shaped subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy with rigid internal fixation precludes the use of external immobilization attained satisfactory clinical and radiologic results with no evidence of deformity recurrence on the short-term follow-up.     

Bilateral stress fractures of femoral neck in non-athletes: a report of four cases

Femoral neck stress fractures (FNSFs) are rare,constituting only 5％ of all stress fractures in young adults.These fractures are usually seen in athletes,military recruits and patients with underlying m...     

Transfixing Kirshner wires for fixation of intertrochanteric valgus osteotomies in management of pediatric coxa vara

Background

Coxa vara is a radiological term describing a decrease in the neck–shaft angle to 120° or less. Coxa vara is associated with pathomechanical changes that can manifest clinically. If left untreated, coxa vara can affect the normal development of the pediatric hip. Valgus osteotomy is the standard surgical treatment for coxa vara, but there is no consensus regarding the optimal osteotomy technique and fixation method. The work reported here aimed to highlight transfixing wires as a fixation method for valgus osteotomy applied as treatment for various types of pediatric coxa vara.

Materials and methods

This study included 16 cases of pediatric coxa vara with different etiologies in 9 patients with a mean age of 39.9 ± 15.2 months. Radiological and clinical evaluations and scoring of the condition of each patient according to the Iowa Hip Score were performed pre- and postoperatively. Transfixing wires and a protective spica were used for the fixation of a V-shaped, laterally based, closing-wedge valgus osteotomy in all cases. The postoperative follow-up period ranged from 14 to 102 months, with a mean duration of 33.3 ± 27.7 months.

Results

The mean Hilgenreiner epiphyseal angle (HEA) was corrected from 81.7 ± 2.2° to 24.3 ± 3.5° and the mean femoral neck–shaft angle (FNSA) was improved from 86.9 ± 4.2° to 138.6 ± 3.5°. No recurrence of the deformity was observed during the follow-up periods considered here. The osteotomy site united after an average of 11.7 ± 2.2 weeks with no secondary displacement, and in cases of developmental coxa vara there was progressive ossification of the neck defect with no surgery-related complications. Clinical results were markedly improved by the osteotomy, with a mean postoperative Iowa Hip Score at last follow-up of 95.06 ± 2.6, compared to a mean preoperative score of 57.4 ± 3.6.

Conclusions

Transfixing wires protected in a hip spica cast represent a simple, easy, and reliable fixation method for valgus osteotomies performed to correct pediatic coxa vara. It assures stable fixation and rapid healing of the osteotomy without loss of the achieved correction, it completely avoids the femoral neck affording marked protection to the growth plate.

Level of evidence

IV.

     

转子下外展截骨治疗先天性髋内翻长期疗效观察

[目的]分析股骨转子下外展截骨治疗先天性髋内翻的长期疗效。[方法]对17例（2l髋）先天性髋内翻行股骨转子下外展截骨术，术后平均随访13．6a。[结果]所有股骨头骺板早期闭合，平均10．6（5～13）岁；股骨颈部三角骨块于术后5（3～10）个月闭合；14髋股骨大转子过度增长，所有患者均有不同程度股骨颈短缩；1例术后6a发生膝外翻。[结论]手术促进股骨近端骺板和三角骨块早期闭合，稳定髋关节，但引发髋关节周围形态的畸形。截骨同时行股骨大转子骺阻滞是防止股骨大转子过度增长的方法之一。     

Congenital coxa vara: computed tomographic analysis of femoral retroversion and the triangular metaphyseal fragment

Three patients with congenital coxa vara studied with two- and three-dimensional computed tomographic (2DCT and 3DCT) methods are reported. In all cases, the femoral retroversion was documented and subsequently corrected by proximal femoral osteotomy. In two patients with isolated coxa vara, the physeal-femoral neck angle was decreased as seen in slipped capital femoral epiphysis in adolescents. Our studies suggest that the triangular metaphyseal fragment reflects a Salter-Harris type II separation pattern through the defective femoral neck. The epiphysis and attached triangular fragment slip from the normal superoanterior portion of the neck in an inferior-posterior direction. The treating surgeon should be aware of the often marked femoral retroversion component present in severe congenital coxa vara. This knowledge allows surgical planning for corrective osteotomies that will better normalize hip mechanics. A combination of marked valgus and flexion with internal rotation of the distal fragment are required to fully correct the deformity.     

截骨矫形钢板固定治疗股骨近段纤维结构不良伴髋内翻畸形

目的 探讨股骨转子下截骨矫形、动力髋或髁螺钉系统固定治疗股骨近段纤维结构不良(fibrous dysplasia,FD)伴髋内翻畸形的临床疗效.方法 回顾性分析2001年4月至2010年5月收治的26例股骨FD伴髋内翻畸形患者的临床资料,男9例,女17例;年龄10～53岁,中位年龄19岁.单骨型14例,多骨型12例.病灶长度为多骨型9～36 cm(平均19 cm),单骨型7～15 cm(平均9 cm);17例合并病理性骨折;术前颈干角65°～110°(平均92°),患肢短缩1.5～4.5cm(平均2.8 cm).21例病灶累及股骨颈者采用髋螺钉固定,5例未累及股骨颈者采用髁螺钉固定.结果 手术时间80～170 min(平均120min),出血量280～1650ml(平均960ml).术后颈干角为119°～140°(平均127°);患肢平均延长2.3 cm(1.5～3.6 cm).随访9～118个月(平均39个月),截骨面均愈合.除1例颈干角从术后126°减小到术后56个月的115°,其余患者无髋内翻畸形复发,无内固定断裂或松动.1例股骨颈变短、髋螺钉沿滑槽滑动,但螺钉未切割股骨头;1例术后7年外伤后钢板远端处股骨干骨折.根据Guille的功能评价标准,24例满意、2例不满意.结论 转子下截骨矫形、动力髋或髁螺钉系统内固定能有效地纠正股骨上段FD伴髋内翻畸形,改善患肢功能.

Abstract：

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of subtrochanteric osteotomy plus dynamic hip/condyle screw (DHS/DCS)fixation to treat the fibrous dysplasia of the proximal femur with coxa vara.Methods Twenty-six clinical cases of femoral fibrous dysplasia with coxa vara were retrospectively analysed from April 2001 to May 2010.There were 9 males and 17 females,with a median age of 19(10 to 53).Forteen patients presented with monostotic disease,and 12 with polyostotic disease.The length of the lesion for polyostotic disease was from 9 cm to 36 cm,while for monostotic disease was from 7 cm to 15 cm.Seventeen cases were merged with pathologic fracture.The neck shaft angles were from 65 to 110 degree preoperation.The shortage of limbs was from 1.5 cm to 4.5 cm.Twenty-one patients involved in femoral neck were fixed with DHS and the other 5 cases with DCS.Results The duration of operation was from 80 to 170 min.The amout of bleeding was from 280 to 1650 ml with the average of 960 ml.The average postoperative neck shaft angles were 127 degree(119 to 140).The shortened limbs were extended 2.3 cm for average (1.5 to 3.6 cm).The follow-up time was from 9 to 118 months with the average of 39 months.All patients with osteotomy were healed.The neck shaft angle of 1 case decreased from post-operative 126°to 115°56months post-operatively,no coxa adducta recurrented and all internal fixations were in position.Hip screw backed out through the barrel in one case with the shortage of femoral neck.One case had femoral fracture after an injury.According to Guille function standard,24 cases were regarded as satisfied and 2 cases as unsatisfied.Conclusion Subtroehanteric osteotomy plus DHS/DCS fixation can effectively correct the fibrous dysplasia of the proximal femur with coxa vara,and significantly improve the function.     

Coxa vara with proximal femoral growth arrest in patients who had neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

This is a retrospective review of four patients in whom a pattern of coxa vara with proximal femoral growth arrest and metaphyseal irregularities developed. These patients were all treated with neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and presented with a progressive gait disturbance and pain, leg-length discrepancy, and limited abduction. Imaging revealed coxa vara with proximal femoral growth arrest. Two patients (three hips) underwent proximal femoral valgus osteotomy, one patient underwent fixation of a femoral neck fracture with subsequent greater trochanter transfer, and one patient is being observed. This case series suggests an association between neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and this unusual pattern of coxa vara with proximal femoral growth arrest.     

Salvage of a failed valgus osteotomy for non-union of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture

Salvage of a failed valgus osteotomy for nonunion of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture is reported. A valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy was performed for a failed sliding hip screw fixation of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture at another institution. Four months following osteotomy, the fracture was still un-united with two distal screws of the hip plate broken and a coxa vara deformity. Reconstruction was performed with a nine-hole 95° angle blade plate and cancellous bone graft, because the insufficient fixation of the distal fragment was considered to be the main reason for failure. The osteotomy was healed at six months post-surgery and the patient reported complete resolution of symptoms. Intertrochanteric valgus osteotomy is an effective procedure for mal-union and non-union of pertrochanteric fracture but stable fixation is required for a good result. The blade of the angle plate offers good purchase of the proximal fragment and secures it under rotational and bending stresses. We recommend that distal fragments should be fixed with at least seven cortices for this type of osteotomy.     

Y型截骨术治疗先天性髋内翻

[目的]探讨Y型截骨、鹅头钢板内固定治疗先天性髋内翻。[方法]对7例9髋先天性髋内翻采用股骨小粗隆下截骨、股骨大粗隆外侧截骨。截骨线呈Y型,股骨远侧断端与股骨大粗隆外侧截骨面相对合,以鹅头钢板内固定。[结果]本组随访1~5年(平均3.6年),按史颖奇评定标准,优4髋,良4髋,可1髋。[结论]Y型截骨、鹅头钢板内固定能够改善股骨上端异常结构,增加患肢真性长度,是治疗先天性髋内翻的有效方法。     

Bunion surgery using locking-plate fixation of proximal metatarsal chevron osteotomies

BACKGROUND: Symptomatic large hallux valgus deformities commonly require surgical intervention with a proximal metatarsal osteotomy. A number of fixation methods have been described for proximal chevron osteotomies; one of the most recent is locking plates. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 16 consecutive patients (20 feet) with severe bunion deformities who had locking-plate fixation of proximal chevron osteotomies. Clinical evaluation focused on osteotomy healing, transfer lesions, and hardware-related complications. Preoperative and postoperative radiographic evaluation included the hallux valgus angle (HVA), 1-2 intermetatarsal angle (IMA), medial 1-2 intermetatarsal distance (MIMD; the amount of narrowing of the foot), sesamoid position, first metatarsal elevation, and metatarsal length change. A postoperative American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score was obtained in all patients. RESULTS: The average radiographic improvements were HVA, 16.0 degrees, IMA, 7.6 degrees, and MIMD, 9.0 mm. Sesamoid position improved in 16 of 20 feet. First metatarsal elevation averaged 0.8 degrees, and the average metatarsal shortening was less than 1 mm. The AOFAS score averaged 94.1 points. Two complications were unrelated to plate fixation. CONCLUSIONS: The locking plate held alignment and position of the first ray after chevron osteotomy without clinical evidence of transfer lesions or hardware-related symptoms. Locking plates may improve stability of the proximal metatarsal after a chevron osteotomy for correction of hallux valgus.     

Wagner multiple K-wire osteosynthesis to correct coxa vara in the young child: experience with a versatile 'tailor-made' high angle blade plate equivalent

In 1978, Wagner described a technique using multiple Kirschner wires (K-wires) to stabilize an intertrochanteric osteotomy performed for the correction of coxa vara in small children. Multiple K-wires are used to create a custom high-angle blade plate for valgus osteotomy. The authors have evaluated a retrospective series of 17 Wagner intertrochanteric osteotomies that were performed in 10 children with coxa vara between the ages of 1 year and 8 years. The neck-shaft angle was corrected from 93.5 degrees to 129.5 degrees at long-term follow-up, and the Hilgenreiner epiphyseal angle was corrected from 71 degrees to 37.6 degrees at long-term follow-up. Revision surgery was performed on five hips with inadequate initial surgical correction. Complications included a single broken K-wire, a femur fracture after hardware removal, and one hip developed avascular necrosis postoperatively.     

重建钢板辅助股骨近端髓内钉内固定治疗股骨转子下骨折

目的探讨重建钢板辅助股骨近端髓内钉内固定治疗股骨转子下骨折的临床疗效。方法采用重建钢板辅助股骨近端髓内钉内固定治疗14例股骨转子下骨折患者。末次随访时采用Harris功能评分评价疗效。结果患者均获得随访,时间6~12个月。骨折愈合时间3~6个月。末次随访时根据Harris功能评分评价疗效:优10例,良3例,可1例,优良率为13/14。无髋内翻畸形、再次骨折、拉力螺钉切割股骨头及断钉发生。结论重建钢板辅助股骨近端髓内钉内固定治疗股骨转子下骨折可以达到坚强内固定,避免了内固定失效和骨折不愈合发生,术后疗效满意。     

股骨转子间杵臼状外展截骨术治疗儿童髋内翻

本文报告采用股骨转子间杵臼状外展截骨术治疗儿童髋内翻１０例（１４髋）。年龄为６～１２岁。截骨处均在８周愈合。８例（１２髋）随访３～１０年（平均４年２月），均取得满意疗效。作者认为，本术式方法简单，截骨处接触面大，截骨后稳定，愈合快，畸形矫正满意，疗效好。对股骨颈干角小于１１０°者均可采用本法矫正，较大儿童颈干角应矫正至１３５°～１４５°。截骨后应以钢板螺丝钉内固定，并用髋人字石膏固定６～８周。     

Inverted arcuate osteotomy and external fixation for adolescent tibia vara

The purpose of our review is to describe and report results of a surgical technique for the treatment of adolescent Blount's disease. We retrospectively reviewed the results of 15 inverted arcuate osteotomies combined with external fixation. The inverted arc provides a proximal and stable osteotomy that can correct deformity in three planes. External fixation provides stable fixation, access to surgical wounds, and postoperative adjustment. According to the criteria of Schoenecker, we had 80% good results. Two patients with poor results were the most overcorrected, suggesting that overcorrection may not be so desirable as once suggested. We conclude that the inverted arcuate osteotomy with external fixation is an effective, reliable, and simple technique for treating adolescent tibia vara.     

Serrated W/M osteotomy. Results using a new technique for the correction of infantile tibia vara

The conventional osteotomies used to treat infantile tibia vara (Blount's disease) may require internal fixation and its subsequent removal. These techniques, which carry the risk of traction injury, and potential problems of stability and consolidation, do not always succeed in correcting the rotational deformity which accompanies the angular deformity. We have used a new surgical approach, the serrated W/M osteotomy of the proximal tibia, to correct infantile tibia vara in 15 knees of 11 patients. We present the results in 13 knees of nine patients who have been followed up for a mean of eight years. The mean angular correction achieved after operation was 18 +/- 5.8 degrees. The mean femorotibial shaft angle was corrected from 14.2 +/- 3.7 degrees of varus to 4.6 +/- 4.4 degrees of valgus. At the last follow-up, the mean angular correction had reduced to 1.3 +/- 4.9 degrees of valgus without compromising the rotational correction and the overall good clinical results. All the patients and parents were satisfied, rating the result as excellent or good. There were no major postoperative complications and no reoperations. Eight patients were free from pain and able to perform physical activities suitable for their age. One complained of occasional pain. This procedure has the advantage of allowing both angular and rotational correction with a high degree of success without the need for internal fixation.     

Three-dimensionally corrective external fixator system for proximal femoral osteotomy

The authors introduce a technique of proximal femoral osteotomy using three-dimensionally corrective external fixator systems for treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and slipped capital femoral epiphysis, and describe the results of 47 hips in 44 children. Postoperative casting immobilization was not performed. All osteotomies gained the correction angle as planned. All osteotomies healed with no nonunions, malunions, device failures, or avascular necrosis. Complications occurred in 7 (15%) of 47 hips. Pin tract infection occurred in six (13%) hips; one of these (2%) needed debridement. The bulky external fixator caused slight inconvenience, but the current results indicate that the proximal femoral osteotomy using the external fixator system provided an easily repeatable intraoperative varus/valgus and flexion/extension correction compared with other internal fixation devices, and sufficient fixation for children without significant complications.     

Treatment of hallux valgus with an increased distal metatarsal articular angle: evaluation of double and triple first ray osteotomies

During a 12-year period in which 878 hallux valgus corrections were performed, 18 patients (21 feet) with symptomatic hallux valgus deformity and an increased distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA) underwent periarticular osteotomies (double or triple first ray osteotomies). They were studied retrospectively at an average follow-up of 33 months. The surgical technique comprised a closing wedge distal first metatarsal osteotomy combined with either a proximal first metatarsal osteotomy or an opening wedge cuneiform osteotomy (double osteotomy). When a phalangeal osteotomy was added, the procedure was termed a "triple osteotomy." The average age of the patients at the time of surgery was 26 years. At final follow-up, the average hallux valgus correction measured 23 degrees and the average 1-2 intermetatarsal angle correction was 9 degrees. The DMAA averaged 23 degrees preoperatively and was corrected to an average of 9 degrees postoperatively. One patient developed a postoperative hallux varus deformity, and one patient developed a malunion, both of which required a second surgery. A hallux valgus deformity with an increased DMAA can be successfully treated with multiple first ray osteotomies that maintain articular congruity of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.     

Fixation of metatarsal osteotomies in the treatment of hallux valgus

Osteotomies as a treatment for hallux valgus require careful preoperative planning and meticulous attention to surgical technique. The procedure selected should be tailored to fit the deformity. For a patient with mild hallux valgus, the chevron osteotomy is the most intrinsically stable of the distal osteotomies and has the least potential for complications. Interest in the Ludloff osteotomy has had a resurgence because of its improved stability compared with more traditional osteotomies for correction of metatarsus primus varus. This osteotomy, however, is less forgiving and more dependent on technique than other procedures. The proximal chevron osteotomy, with plantar-to-dorsal screw placement, is easier to perform than the Ludloff and provides excellent stability. Regardless of the osteotomy used, screw fixation has been shown to be mechanically superior to all other modes of fixation (K-wire, staples, or no fixation). Postoperatively, a hard-soled postoperative shoe that permits weight-bearing on the heel and lateral foot is recommended; however, for the more unstable osteotomies and for those performed in patients with poor bone quality, a period of non-weight-bearing should be considered. Future studies with cyclic loading may help modify these current postoperative restrictions.     

Valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy for coxa vara of Bucholz–Ogden Types II and III in patients older than 30 years

Background  

Ischemic necrosis of the proximal femur resulting in coxa vara is a severe iatrogenous complication of the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Severe relative overgrowth of the greater trochanter and reduction of the neck result in insufficiency of hip abductors. Unequal limb length causes obliquity of the pelvis, compensatory scoliosis of the lumbar spine and valgus deformity of the ipsilateral knee. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy in patients with coxa vara older than 30 years.     

Osteotomy for femoral anteversion: Complications in 95 children

Totally, 95 children with increased femoral anteversion had derotational subtrochanteric osteotomy with plate fixation. The mean anteversion angle was reduced from 48° to 4°, internal hip rotation from 81° to 42°, and external rotation increased from 9° to 48°.

All the osteotomies healed, but serious complications occurred in 13 of the 95 patients. Because of the risk for complications and the trend towards spontaneous regression of femoral anteversion with age, we recommend a much more conservative attitude with regard to operative treatment.