Reliability of the acetabular reconstruction technique using autogenous bone graft from resected femoral head in hip dysplasia: Influence of the change of hip joint center on clinical outcome

Acetabular augmentation using autogenous bone graft from the resected femoral head is found to be a successful method for dysplastic hip, even in severe cases such as Crowe type IV, showing favorable results in more than 8 years. When inevitable, a degree of compromise on hip joint center can be needed in dealing with severe hip dysplasia.