The optimal treatment of severe acetabular dysplasia with subluxation of the femoral head or the presence of a secondary acetabulum remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent of surgical correction and the early clinical results obtained with the Bernese periacetabular osteotomy for the treatment of severely dysplastic hips in adolescent and young adult patients.
St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children and Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. jclohisy@msnotes.wustl.edu