Abstract
Thirty myelomeningocele patients with untreated hip dislocations who had functional quadriceps and good ambulatory capability were evaluated for hip pain, hip motion and sitting ability: they had no pain, good to excellent hip motion and no difficulty in sitting. Three were wheelchair-bound. Nine had a limb-length inequality requiring a shoe lift. They were compared with a similar series of 11 patients who underwent open reduction of a dislocated hip with a two-year follow-up. Two patients in this group had improved and three had worse sitting balance. Serious perioperative complications occurred in six patients. The authors conclude that surgical reduction of paralytic hip dislocations in ambulatory myelomeningocele patients is costly and offers little obvious benefit.
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