Extended trochanteric osteotomy: current concepts review

Senthil Nathan Sambandam, Gopinath Duraisamy, Jayadev Chandrasekharan, Varatharaj Mounasamy

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Abstract

Background: Revision total hip arthroplasty is a technically demanding procedure which has gained importance for more than two decades. It was a nightmare for revision surgeons during its initial years of inception before the advent of extended trochanteric osteotomy (ETO). This technique gains access to the femoral medullary canal without compromising the bone stock and aids removal of primary implant and cement mantle without further damaging the parent bone. Like any other surgery, ETO does have certain limitations and complications as reported by various authors. Though it has been routinely used by revision surgeons, thorough knowledge of technical details of ETO is still lacking. So this review article is aimed at addressing the indications, surgical procedure, fixation technique, implant selection and complication of ETO which has been presented over a period of years by various authors. Methods: We searched in the most commonly used portals like MEDLINE (PubMed) and Google scholar using appropriate terminologies for the literature regarding the various preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative clinical scenarios in which revision surgeons utilized ETO. Results and conclusion: ETO is an important tool in the revision surgeon’s armamentarium and can be used in variety of clinical scenarios and for various intraoperative needs and goals. Awareness about biomechanics of ETO, indications, implants selection, fixation techniques and complications is paramount for good intraoperative and postoperative outcome. ETO by posterior approach continues to be a work horse approach for most revision surgeons all over the world.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)231-245
Number of pages15
JournalEuropean Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
Volume26
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hip stability
  • Revision hip arthroplasty
  • Trochanteric osteotomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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