Splintage for congenital dislocation of the hip. Is it safe and reliable?
Two-hundred and fifteen children with 288 unstable hips have been treated by splintage during the first nine months of life. A simple treatment protocol was followed and the aim was to test the safety and reliability of this protocol as well as of the Von Rosen splint and the Pavlik harness. A vascular necrosis occurred in 3.8% of the splinted hips. Despite splintage, a proportion of children needed operation at a later date.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013165:Splints / Q000009:adverse effects*