CDH diagnosed at 2 to 12 months of age--treatment and results.
A treatment program for late-diagnosed CDH included skin traction, arthrography, tenotomy of adductor and psoas tendons, and immobilization of the hips in the "frog leg" position with a plaster cast for 8-12 weeks, followed by an abduction frame until the acetabular dysplasia normalized. Follow-up of 40 children with nonteratological CDH performed 2-12 years after diagnosis revealed 38 normal hips and 2 patients with coxa magna, one of whom had intermittent hip pain.
Strömqvist
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Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D011859:Radiography; D013165:Splints; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods