Shelf acetabuloplasty is associated with longer survival of the total hip arthroplasty in patients with late-detected hip dislocation: a cohort study of 70 hips with a modified Spitzy shelf procedure

Background and purpose: Our aim was to compare age at time of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and the THA survival time in patients with late-detected developmental dislocation and dysplasia of the hip (DDH) treated with traction in childhood who had either undergone acetabular shelf operation due to...

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Published in:Acta Orthopaedica
Main Authors: Terje Terjesen, Stefan Huhnstock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/44036