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Osteotomy hip

Must KnowHipthinKbox SBA

Principles

  • Improve joint conformity and reduce point loading by
    • Increasing surface area of contact
    • Decrease muscle force across joint
    • Reorienting weight bearing surface of joint
  • Can be proximal femoral, pelvic or both

Indications

Proximal Femoral

  • Congenital: coxa vara, DDH
  • Traumatic: malunited tr
  • Vascular: AVN, Perthes
  • Degnerative: Early OA
  • SUFE

Acetabular

  • Reconstructive
  • Salvage
  • Mainly DDH

C/I

  • Stiffness
  • Inflammatory disease
  • Significant OA

Femoral Osteotomy

  • Flexion
  • Extension
  • Varus
  • Valgus
  • Rotational

Key points

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Varus Valgus
CoR Medial Lateral
LL Short Long
Pre OP Xray In Abduction In adduction

Written/reviewed by Kishore Puthezhath

Professor of Orthopaedics and Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

FRCS (Tr & Orth) revision resource

Reviewed: September 2026