Laparoscopic surgery for hip dysplasia at Regina Margherita
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At the Regina Margherita children's hospital in Turin, a team of surgeons, with the collaboration of specialists from the Cto hospital, corrected a rare congenital hip deformity in a 17-year-old girl using a minimally invasive laparoscopic technique. The procedure was described by the hospital as "the first of its kind in Europe".[1][2]
The case
The patient, seventeen years old, practised sport but suffered from constant hip pain caused by dysplasia, a malformation in which the acetabulum, the socket of the pelvis that holds the head of the femur, does not cover it adequately. The condition, which affects between 1 and 7 people per 1,000, leads to early-onset hip osteoarthritis. The operation will reduce her pain and avoid the future need for a hip prosthesis.[1][2]
The technique
The procedure, called periacetabular osteotomy, consists of making controlled cuts in the bone around the acetabulum to mobilise and reorient it so that it better covers the femoral head; the bone fragment is then fixed with screws during healing. The novelty lies in how the bone is reached: the laparoscopic technique allows surgeons to operate through small incisions, with a camera providing an enlarged view of the operating field on a monitor, following the same principles as traditional "open" surgery but limiting surgical exposure and tissue dissection, with benefits for post-operative pain, scarring and patient recovery.[1][2]
The team
The operation was carried out by Alessandro Aprato, Matteo Giachino, Michele Nardi and Andrea Audisio, all trained at the school of Alessandro Massè, specialists in hip surgery in both adults and children who work across the Cto and Regina Margherita hospitals.[1][2]
Comments
Livio Tranchida, general director of Città della Salute, spoke of "multidisciplinarity, high complexity and internationally-level expertise", stressing that the integration between the skills of the Cto and the Regina Margherita made possible "a cutting-edge laparoscopic procedure", opening "a new treatment option for young patients with hip malformations".[1][2] Adriano Leli, general director of the Oirm Sant'Anna hospital trust, described the case as confirmation of "the excellence of the Regina Margherita hospital" and highlighted the importance of clinical collaboration between hospitals.[1][2]
Related articles: Regina Margherita Children's Hospital
Sources
- ANSA Piemonte — 8 November 2026
- la Repubblica Torino — 8 November 2026