Hip muscle and joint contact forces before, 6 and 12 months after minimally invasive periacetabular osteotomy

Previous studies on different periacetabular osteotomy approaches for correction of hip dysplasia disagree on the time course of normalisation of muscle function postoperatively, some stating that especially hip flexor function is not fully normalised after 12 months.The purpose of this study was to evaluate hip function during walking before, and 6 and 12 months after minimally invasive periacetabular osteotomy.Using conventional 3D inverse...