DOS BULLETIN - Dansk Ortopædisk Selskab

2010-378_DOS nr. 3 2010 29/09/10 10:08 Side 114
Cyst volume in the acetabulum and femoral head
decrease after periacetabular osteotomy
Inger Mechlenburg, Jens R. Nyengaard, John Gelineck, Kjeld Søballe
Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Aarhus; Stereology
and Electron Microscopy Laboratory, University of Aarhus,
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Aarhus
Background: Bone cysts in patients with hip dysplasia, is the result of degeneration
or defects of the articular cartilage and elevated local stresses in the subchondral
bone.
Purpose: In a series of consecutively included patients scheduled for periacetabular
osteotomy (PAO), we examined how many had acetabular or femoral
head cysts preoperatively and measured the volume of these cysts. 1 and 2 1 /2
years after PAO we re-measured the volume of the cysts to investigate whether
the cysts developed further after PAO.
Methods: 24 females and 4 males with hip dysplasia had the hip magnetic resonance
imaged (MRI) before PAO, 1 and 2 1 /2 years and after surgery. The location
and number of cysts were noted and the total cyst volume in each patient
was estimated with a model- based stereological method. Two angles were
measured on pre- and postoperative AP radiographs: center- edge (CE) and
acetabular index (AI) angle.
Findings: 11 of 28 patients had acetabular cysts preoperatively (21 cysts, mean
total cyst volume/patient 3.44 cm3, SD 6.712) and 1 patient had a cyst in the
femoral head (volume 8.05 cm3). One year after PAO, 13 patients had acetabular
cysts (19 cysts, mean total cyst volume/patient 1.96 cm3, SD 3.97) and 2
patients had femoral head cysts (4 cysts, mean total cyst volume/patient 3.98
cm3, SD 4.10). 2 1 /2 years after surgery 13 patients had acetabular cysts (16
cysts, mean total cyst volume/patient 0.96 cm3, SD 1.70) and 2 patients had
femoral head cysts (4 cysts, mean total cyst volume/patient 0.80 cm3, SD 0.72).
Mean total acetabular cyst volume/patient decreased significantly from 1 year
to 2 1 /2 years after PAO = 0.04. All acetabular cysts were located anterolaterally
in the acetabulum except for one that was posterolateral. The femoral head cysts
were positioned anterolaterally and anteromedially. The radiographic evaluation
on preoperative and postoperative radiographs in the 28 hips showed that the CE
angle increased from mean 13 (- 27 to 35) degrees to mean 31 (20 to 41) degrees
after PAO, and the AI angle decreased from mean 18 (7 to 39) degrees to mean
2 (-4 to 10) degrees.
Conclusion: In conclusion, the radiographically measured angles demonstrated
optimal surgical correction of the acetabulum at PAO. The mean total cyst volume/patient
decreased significantly between 1 and 2 1 /2 years after PAO. We
believe this is a result of decreased local stresses in the subchondral bone after
PAO which also indicates that redirection of the acetabulum reduces the risk of
progression of osteoarthritis in the operated hip.
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