Is Periacetabular Osteotomy Superior to Progressive Resistance Training?

PAO will be performed as the trans-sartorial approach or the anterior pelvic approach.

Patients commence post-operative rehabilitation as usual and follow the rehabilitation program guided by a physiotherapist specialized in hip problems until 4 months after the operation.

4 months of partly supervised progressive resistance training 2 times per week. After these 4 months (16 weeks), patients receive a free membership to a fitness center near their home address and are encouraged to train on their own 2 times per week until 12 months follow-up with one supervised session per month. The PRT program involves 10-min of warm up followed by 50-min of bilateral resistance exercises including sets of squats, hip extension, hip flexion, and hip abduction.