Screening for congenital dislocation of the hip by physiotherapists. Results of a ten-year study.
We report a prospective study of the feasibility of employing specially trained physiotherapists to screen neonates for congenital dislocation of the hip. During ten years 42,241 babies were screened, using clinical tests; 255 were diagnosed and treated by a Pavlik harness. In the same period 13 children presented late with congenital dislocation of the hip which had not been detected by the screening programme.
Fiddian
N J
NJ
Department of Orthopaedics, Poole General Hospital, UK.
Gardiner
J C
JC
D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011446:Prospective Studies