“…For active young patients this procedure should be avoided as a high rate of revision surgeries have been reported, attributable to early loosening and osteolysis caused by particulate debris. 2,[6][7][8]14,16,18,20,26,29,34 Although there are some reports that document midterm results, 22,38,40 only Iwase et al 13 have reported long-term results after an average followup of 20 years. Therefore, the long-term effectiveness of intertrochanteric valgus osteotomy remains unknown.…”