Management of Recurrent Posterior Hip Dislocation in a Down Syndrome Patient with Dysplastic Hip Using Ganz Periacetabular Osteotomy: Follow Up After 4 Years

Recurrent hip dislocation in a Down Syndrome patient with dysplastic hip is a very challenging case to treat even for an expert orthopaedic hip surgeon. Least compliant patient and family, lowly educated with low socioeconomic status and the dysplastic hip forces limited option as a treatment. This is the first case world wide reporting 4 year follow up of dysplastic hip with Down Syndrome treated successfully with PAO technique. Methods An eighteen years old female with history of Down Syndrome had multiple posterior hip dislocation episodes since 3 years prior. Several attempts of close reduction and hip spica applications were performed upon dislocation despite no successful retaining of reduction. Acetabular index of right hip were 550 and epiphyseal plate hasclosed. PatientwasperformedopenreductionusingSouthern-Mooreposteriorapproachand osteotomy of ischium, continued with capsulorrhaphy followed with Smith-Peterson anterior approach and osteotomy of superior ramus pubis and iliac bone. Then, derotation maneuver was performed under image intensifier to obtain adequate coveragefollowedwithbonegraftandfixationusing2cannulatedscrewandhipspica castapplication. Results Within four years after surgery, the hip has never been dislocated again, patient could sit without pain and walk with full weight bearing although Harris Hip Score could not be performed due to Down Syndrome. Leg length discrepancy was negligible,fracture has fully united and acetabularin dex was300. Conclusions Ganz periacetabular osteotomy, although a technically demanding surgery, is a preferable treatment in recurrent hip dislocation for Down Syndrome patient with good to excellent clinical and radiological ou tcome