The nineteen patients treated for osteoarthritis of the hip ranged in age from sixteen to fifty-one years. The severity of their arthritis was classified as incipient type in five, progressive type in ten, and severe type in two.
The patients were followed one to eleven years.
In incipient type osteotomies gave satisfactory results in all cases. In progressive type osteotomies gave satisfactory results in eight cases and roentgenogram showed improvement in the joint space and dissappearance of the subchondral cyst in four cases. In severe type pain in the hip joint was alleviated in two cases.
