Developmental dysplasia of the hip--good results of later total hip arthroplasty: 7135 primary total hip arthroplasties after developmental dysplasia of the hip compared with 59774 total hip arthroplasties in idiopathic coxarthrosis followed for 0 to 15 years in the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register.

The purpose of the present article was to compare the results of primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) done because of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) with the results of THA done because of idiopathic coxarthrosis (osteoarthritis) using data from the nationwide Norwegian Arthroplasty Register (NAR). In the period from 1987 to 2003, 84871 primary THAs were reported to the NAR. Of these, 6347 (7.5%) were performed because of sequelae after DDH, 788 (0.9%) because of sequelae after DDH with complete dislocation of the femoral head, and 59774 (71.0%) because of idiopathic coxarthrosis. The results of THAs after DDH were the same as those of THAs after idiopathic coxarthrosis after adjustments for younger age and for the use of more uncemented prostheses in patients with DDH.