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The aim of this study is to explore the effect of limb lengthening on the incidence of complications following THA in patients with neurological disorders and insufficient muscle tension.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective analysis examines individuals with neurological disorders, such as ischemic stroke and poliomyelitis, who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) at our medical center between January 2015 and April 2021. Demographic and baseline characteristics (such as age, gender, muscle strength) were obtained from medical records. The limb length, offset and the positional parameters of both acetabular and femoral component were measured on pre- and postoperative plain radiograph. The primary outcome was the occurrence of hip dislocation. The secondary outcome included the incidence of other complications and the hip function (determined by Harris score). The correlation between the occurrence of hip dislocation and limb lengthening was analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 258 patients were finally analyzed. The hip dislocations were identified in 35 patients (overall incidence\u2009=\u200913.57%). The incidence of early dislocation was lower in patients whose limb-length discrepancy (LLD) was over 20\u2005mm (incidence\u2009=\u20094.1% for LLD &amp;gt;20\u2005mm, 12.2% for LLD 10\u2005mm\u201320\u2005mm and 17% for LLD &amp;lt;10\u2005mm). The odds ratio (OR) was 0.206 and 95% confidence interval (CI) was 0.058\u20130.737 (compared between LLD &amp;lt;10\u2005mm and LLD &amp;gt;20\u2005mm). But the no difference was identified regarding on the incidence of late dislocation among patients with different LLD. Moreover, the overall incidence of other complications was elevated in patients with LLD &amp;gt;20\u2005mm (incidence\u2009=\u200917.58% for LLD &amp;gt;20\u2005mm, 11.11% for LLD 10\u2005mm\u201320\u2005mm and 3.19% for LLD &amp;lt;10\u2005mm; OR\u2009=\u20096.464, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.768\u201323.640). And the Harris scores, which reflected the hip function, was gradually decreased with the increasing in LLD. In terms of the relationship between the offset and dislocation rate, it was found that increased offset discrepancy was associated with decreased dislocation incidence (incidence\u2009=\u20094.71% for offset discrepancy &amp;gt;10\u2005mm, 12.5% for offset discrepancy 5\u2005mm\u201310\u2005mm and 17.20% for offset discrepancy &amp;lt;5\u2005mm; OR\u2009=\u20090.238, 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.076\u20130.742). Furthermore, increased offset discrepancy also bring a reduction in late dislocation. The incidences of late dislocation were 0%, 2.5% and 10.8% for offset discrepancy &amp;gt;10\u2005mm, offset discrepancy 5\u2005mm\u201310\u2005mm and 17.20% for offset discrepancy respectively. Different from that of LDD, the incidences of other complications were similar among patients with different offset discrepancy. Besides, no influence of offset discrepancy on the hip function was identified in this study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Unfortunately, although increasing in limb length could partially reduce early dislocation postoperatively, it could not affect the incidence of late dislocation in those patients with neurological disorders and insufficient muscle tension. Moreover, over limb lengthening was associated with other postoperative complications and worse hip function. Instead, additional offset could reduce the probability of postoperative dislocation, without increasing the incidence of other complications. Therefore, femoral stem with lower cervico-diaphyseal angle (higher offset) should be recommended to patients with neurological disorders who were in high risk of postoperative dislocation. 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