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. 2012 Aug 16;470(12):3342–3354. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2516-z

Table 2.

Surgical techniques and outcomes reported from studies evaluating rotational acetabular osteotomy

Study Hips/patients RAO isolated,* TOA RAO with other Clinical outcome scores Number clinically good or excellent outcome Change in hips score (points) Failure definition Failure Conversion to THA Radiographic OA progression
Nakamura et al. [35] (1998) 145/131 145 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 99 hips (68%) 1.2 (14.2–15.4) < 14 points 46 hips (32%) 7 hips (5%) 33 hips (23%)
Takatori et al. [53] (2000) 28/28 24 hips (86%) 4 hips (14%) Merle d’Aubigne 11 hips (40%) 0.4 (13–13.4) Conversion to THA 1 hip (4%) 5 hips (17%)
Takatori et al. [54] (2001) 15/15 15 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 11 hips (73%) 0.8 (15.1–15.9) Conversion to THA None None 8 hips (53%)
Nozawa et al. [41] (2002) 50/49 48 hips (96%) 2 hips (4%) JOA score
Merle d’Aubigne
40 hips (80%)
NA
18 (72–90)
2.5 (13.8–16.3)
Radiographic OA progression 10 hips (20%) one hip (2%)
Hasegawa et al. [15] (2002) 132/126 109 hips (83%) 23 hips (17%) Harris hip score NA 17 (71–89) Radiographic OA progression 7 hips (5%) None
Yasunaga et al. [65] (2003) 26/24 (older) 26 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 21 hips (81%) 2.7 (13.9–16.6) Radiographic OA progression 5 hips (19%) None
63/60 (younger) 63 hips (100%) 59 hips (94%) 2.5 (14.1–16.6) 4 hips (6%) None
Yasunaga et al. [63] (2004) 61/54 61 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 49 hips (80%) 2.6 (14.2–16.8) Radiographic OA progression 6 hips (10%) None
Yasunaga et al. [64] (2006) 43/43 43 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 34 hips (79%) 2.1 (13.3–15.4) Minimum joint space < 1 mm 10 hips (23%) 2 hips (4%)
Ito et al. [20] (2007) 110/101 109 hips (99%) 2 hips (1%) Harris hip score 96 hips (87%) 16 (73–89) Radiographic OA progression 14 hips (13%) NA
Okano et al. [42] (2008) 49/48 49 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 44 hips (90%) 4 (13–17) Radiographic OA progression 11 hips (22%) NA
Okano et al. [43] (2008) 44/42 44 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 33 hips (75%) 2.7 (10.8–13.5) Radiographic OA progression 11 hips (25%) 4 hips (10%)
Nozawa et al. [39] (2009) 57/52 57 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 35 hips (61%) 1.7 (12.6–14.3) Conversion to THA 7 hips (12%) 23 hips (40%)
Nozawa et al. [40] (2009) 27/25 27 hips (100%) Merle d’Aubigne 19 hips (70%) 1.7 (14.1–15.8) Radiographic OA progression 5 hips (19%) 2 hips (7%)
Matsuo et al. [26] (2009) 16/16 16 hips* (100%) JOA hip score NA 17 (66–83) NA NA None 3 hips (19%)
Yamaguchi et al. [61] (2009) 41/41 (older)
123/123 (younger)
164 hips (100%) Harris hip score NA 29 (60–89)
29 (63–92)
Conversion to THA or HHS < 80 NA 4 hips (10%)
4 hips (3%)
NA
Hasegawa et al. [16] (2010) 116/113 116 hips (100%) Harris hip score Minimum joint space
 ≦ 1 mm 14 hips (77%)
21 Conversion to THA or HHS < 80 NA 3 hips (17%) NA
 ≧ 1.1 but < 2 mm 33 hips (67%) 19 9 hips (18%)
 ≧ 2.1 but < 3 mm 38 hips (78%) 20 2 hips (4%)
Fujii et al. [10] (2011) 121/121 114 hips* (94%) 7 hips (6%) Merle d’Aubigne NA 3.3 (13.1–16.4) Progression toKellgren Lawrence Grade 4 or conversion to THA 8 hips (7%) 1 hip (0.8%) 16 hips (13%)
Ito et al. [21] (2011) 41/41 (older)
117/117 (younger)
158 hips (100%) Harris hip score 143 hips (93%) 19 (69–88)
21 (70–91)
Radiographic
OA progression
11 hips (27%)
13 hips (13%)
3 hips (7%)
4 hips (3%)
8 hips (20%)
9 hips (8%)

RAO = rotational acetabular osteotomy; TOA = transposition osteotomy of acetabulum; OA = osteoarthritis; NA = data not available; HHS = Harris hip score; JOA = Japanese Orthopaedic Association.