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Nevertheless, long-term evidence on functional outcomes and prosthesis survival with this approach is limited. Methods: A retrospective cohort study included 19 patients with 22 cases of Crowe type IV post-dysplastic hip osteoarthritis treated with uncemented total hip arthroplasty (Pinnacle\/S-ROM, DePuy, Warsaw, IN, USA) combined with transverse subtrochanteric femoral shortening osteotomy. Patients underwent serial clinical follow-up, including assessment of range of motion, measurement of limb-length discrepancy, and functional evaluation using the Harris Hip Score and the WOMAC questionnaire. Radiological assessment included evaluation of osteotomy union, implant positioning, and osteolysis on standardized radiographs. Vertical distances of the centre of rotation (CR), the tip of the greater trochanter (GT), and the tip of the lesser trochanter (LT) from both reference lines were measured bilaterally, and inter-side differences were calculated. The reference lines consisted of the line connecting the inferior margins of the ischial bones and the teardrop (TD) line. Results: All osteotomies united at a mean of 5.57 months, with a mean follow-up of 129 months. Mean limb-length discrepancy decreased from 5.27 cm to 1.5 cm, and mean hip flexion improved from 82.9\u00b0 to 106\u00b0. Functional outcomes improved significantly, with mean WOMAC increasing from 55.4 to 80.1 (p &lt; 0.001) and mean Harris Hip Score from 49.8 to 84.66 at up to 3 years of follow-up (p &lt; 0.001). Osteotomy length correlated strongly with lesser trochanter\u2013teardrop distance (p = 0.00000048). Complications included distal femoral fissure (27.3%) and revision (18%), with no infection or permanent neurological deficit. Conclusions: Total hip arthroplasty combined with subtrochanteric femoral shortening osteotomy for Crowe type IV post-dysplastic hip osteoarthritis appears to be a feasible and effective procedure in an experienced centre, providing reliable osteotomy healing and significant early functional improvement that is sustained over time. Limb-length discrepancy was reduced and satisfactory biomechanical restoration was achieved, with an acceptable complication profile and implant survival of 81.3% at long-term follow-up. The LT\u2013TD parameter was identified as a potential predictor of osteotomy length, enabling the proposal of a preoperative planning equation. However, given the limited sample size and lack of validation, these findings should be interpreted cautiously. Further studies are needed to confirm their broader applicability.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15072685","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,2]],"date-time":"2026-04-02T07:57:55Z","timestamp":1775116675000},"page":"2685","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Total Hip Arthroplasty with Subtrochanteric Femoral Shortening Osteotomy for Crowe Type IV Post-Dysplastic Hip Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-2304-2245","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marek","family":"Rovnak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marian","family":"Melisik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0755-5570","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maros","family":"Hrubina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jozef","family":"Cabala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Juraj","family":"Cabala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Feranec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5688-7961","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zoltan","family":"Cibula","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"929","article-title":"Ultrasonographic screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip: An epidemiologic analysis (Part I)","volume":"29","author":"Kocher","year":"2000","journal-title":"Am. 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