Comparison of Total Hip Arthroplasty With and Without Femoral Shortening Osteotomy for Unilateral Mild to Moderate High Hip Dislocation

Compared with THA with femoral shortening osteotomy, THA without the osteotomy was associated with a lower number of patients who developed a limp at the end of follow-up; however, the rehabilitation was slower and more difficult, and a larger number of patients showed reversible nerve palsy and knee valgus deformity.