Ischiofemoral hip ligament reconstructions for recurrent posterior total hip joint dislocations.

OBJECTIVE

Recurrent dislocations of a total hip joint replacement are a difficult problem to address. We present a technique for reconstructing the ischiofemoral ligament of the hip to prevent recurrent posterior dislocations.

METHODS

This is a case series of 5 patients with a reconstruction performed using either a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft autograft or allograft.

RESULTS

At an average follow up of 47 months following the reconstruction, there were no redislocations.

CONCLUSION

Ischiofemoral hip ligament reconstruction is a viable technique in addressing recurrent dislocations of total hip joint replacements.