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Review
. 2020 Feb 26;5(2):104-112.
doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.190005. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Extended trochanteric osteotomy: improving the access and reducing the risk in revision THA

Konrad Sebastian Wronka  1 , Michell Gerard-Wilson  1 , Elizabeth Peel  1 , Ola Rolfson  2 , Peter Herman Johan Cnudde  1   2
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Review

Extended trochanteric osteotomy: improving the access and reducing the risk in revision THA

Konrad Sebastian Wronka et al. EFORT Open Rev. .

Abstract

This review article presents a comprehensive literature review regarding extended trochanteric osteotomy (ETO).The history, rationale, biomechanical considerations as well as indications are discussed.The outcomes and complications as reported in the literature are presented, discussed and compared with our own practice.Based on the available evidence, we present our preferred technique for performing ETO, its fixation, as well as post-operative rehabilitation.The ETO aids implant removal and enhanced access. Reported union rate of ETO is high. The complications related to ETO are much less frequent than in cases when accidental intra-operative femoral fracture occurred that required fixation.Based on the literature and our own experience we recommend ETO as a useful adjunct in the arsenal of the revision hip specialist. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2020;5:104-112. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.190005.

Keywords: ETO; extended trochanteric osteotomy; revision hip arthroplasty; revision hip replacement; union rate of ETO.

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Conflict of interest statement

ICMJE Conflict of interest statement: EP reports employment by the HDU Health Board outside the submitted work. PHJC reports employment by the Hywel Dda University Health Board outside the submitted work. The other authors declare no conflict of interest relevant to this work.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Radiograph showing hemiarthroplasty of the hip with acetabular erosion and significant protrusion in patient with significant pain and requiring revision to total hip arthroplasty.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Post-operative radiograph of the patient presented in Fig. 1. Extended trochanteric osteotomy (ETO) was used to allow safe hip dislocation and retrieval of the hemiarthroplasty, and following repair of the ETO an uncemented modular stem was implanted.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Post-operative radiograph of the patient presented in Fig. 1 showing femoral component in full with extended trochanteric osteotomy fully healed.
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