The causes and management of nonunion of femoral subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy in a THA patient: a case report

摘要

BackgroundTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) is considerably difficult to perform in patients with Crowe type IV developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Some Crowe type IV DDH patients require a femoral subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy to equalize the length of the lower extremities and decrease the difficulty of intraoperative reduction. Subtrochanteric transverse osteotomy has been proven to have superior clinical efficacy, but some cases of nonunion occur.