Background
Bernese periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is an effective treatment for patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). PAO has been widely used in China, but few follow-up outcomes have been reported in the international community. Moreover, the risk factors affecting patient-reported outcomes have not been discussed in recent studies. In this study, patient-reported outcomes after PAO were reported, and risk factors affecting patient-reported outcomes were analyzed.
Methods
Patients who underwent PAO for DDH from January 2014 to January 2020 were selected as the study subjects, and 79 hips were included in the analysis after screening (71 patients, with an average follow-up time of 2.98 years). The Harris Hip Score (HHS) and International Hip Outcome Instrument-12 (iHOT-12) were used to assess hip function and patient quality of life. A HHS < 80 was defined as symptomatic hips, that is, an adverse outcome; otherwise, it indicated preserved hips. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to predict the risk factors influencing the patient-reported outcomes, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed on the risk factors to determine their sensitivity, specificity and cutoff value.
Results
Clinical outcome analysis demonstrates marked improvements in patient-reported outcomes. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that when the postoperative LCEA was > 38°, adverse outcomes were much more likely. However, a Tönnis angle of -10°-0 was a protective factor. In addition, hips with fair or poor joint congruency were 7.794-fold more likely to develop negative outcomes. The ROC curve analysis showed that the optimal thresholds for the LCEA and Tönnis angles used to predict outcomes after PAO were 38.1° and − 9°, respectively. The patients with a postoperative LCEA < 38.1° had a success rate of 83%. In contrast, the success rate was 32% for patients with a postoperative LCEA > 38.1°. In addition, while the patients with a postoperative Tönnis angle of -9°-0 had a success rate of 70%, and those with a Tönnis angle of 0–10° had a success rate of 65%; the success rate of a Tönnis angle <-9° was only 10%.
Conclusions
Our results demonstrate marked improvements in patient-reported outcomes. Among hips with preoperative excellent or good joint congruency treated by experienced surgeons who obtain the proper postoperative LCEA and Tönnis angles, good patient-reported outcomes can be expected.