Endoscopic Techniques for Pelvic Osteotomy
Open pelvic osteotomy is required for children with abnormal development and disease of the hip joint. Pelvic osteotomy is a highly invasive procedure and usually involves high blood loss, long incisions and prolonged recovery.
In July 1995, the Division of Orthopaedics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center began development of an endoscopic technique of pelvic osteotomy in which the three supporting bones of the hip socket are cut under endoscopic visualization through small incisions, and the socket is rotated into a better weight supporting position. Results of a cadaver and animal study on this procedure, as well as early clinical results on over 30 patients, were presented at the International Pediatric Orthopaedic Think Tank in Aix En Provence, France, and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Meeting. We are continuing to refine our technique and expand its clinical use.
Results of the first 10 cases have been published in the Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in May, 2001.
