title: Prognosticating factors in acetabular development following reduction of developmental dysplasia of the hip.
abstract: A number of predictors that may influence acetabular development after reduction were studied in 75 hips with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Seventy-nine percent of the hips had satisfactory results of Severin group I or II, and 21% had unsatisfactory results. The best predictor of success in a unilateral case is the center-head distance discrepancy (CHDD) measurement at 1 year follow-up. Ninety-six percent of hips with a CHDD of < or = 6% had satisfactory results, whereas 78% with a CHDD > 6% had unsatisfactory results. This study also confirms that age at reduction and significant improvement in the acetabular index in the first year after reduction are important predictors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Tz'u-Chi Buddhist General Hospital, Hua-Lien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lubicky
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000367:Age Factors; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome