Hip dislocations in myelodysplasia: a functional assessment.

We reviewed the records of 281 patients with myelodysplasia to ascertain the effect of hip dislocation on their ability to walk. There was no difference in the prevalence of myelodysplasia by gender. When adjusted for neurologic level and patient age, no statistical differences were found in the methods of locomotion between patients with hip dislocations and those without. Data (from this report and other published investigations) show that treatment for hip dislocation in myelodysplasia is unnecessary and fraught with many complications.