Does Periacetabular Osteotomy for Hip Dysplasia Modulate Cartilage Biochemistry?

Conclusions:
Periacetabular osteotomy for developmental dysplasia of the hip appears to alter the mechanical loading of articular cartilage in the hip, which in turn alters the cartilage matrix composition, as demonstrated by dGEMRIC.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - April 1, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hingsammer, A. M., Kalish, L. A., Stelzeneder, D., Bixby, S., Mamisch, T. C., Connell, P., Millis, M. B., Kim, Y.-J. Tags: Basic Science, Hip Scientific Articles Source Type: research