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Ömeroğlu H, Yüksel S, Demir P, Alexiev V, Alsiddiky A, Anticevic D, Bozinovski Z, Bytyqi C, Cosma D, Dučić S, Hegazy A, Kanashvili B, Koloyan G, Metaxiotis D, Şenaran H, Shahcheraghi GH, Shitrit R, Yazici M. An Eastern Europe and Middle East multinational expert Delphi consensus study on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip before walking age. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2024; 48:1373-1380. [PMID: 38150007 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-023-06077-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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PURPOSE The incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is higher in Eastern Europeans and Middle Easterners. This study aimed to establish consensus among experts in this geographical area on the management of DDH before walking age. METHODS Fourteen experienced orthopedic surgeons agreed to participate in a four-round online consensus panel by the Delphi method. The questionnaire included 31 statements concerning the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of DDH before walking age. RESULTS Consensus was established for 26 (84%) of 31 statements. Hip ultrasonography is the proper diagnostic tool under six months in DDH; universal newborn hip screening between three and six weeks is necessary; positive family history, breech presentation, female gender, and postnatal swaddling are the most important risk factors; Ortolani, Barlow tests, and limitation of abduction are the most important clinical findings; Pavlik harness is the first bracing preference; some Graf type IIa hips and all Graf type IIb and worse hips need abduction bracing treatment; the uppermost age limit for closed and open reductions is 12 months and 12-24 months, respectively; anatomic reduction is essential in closed and open reductions, postoperative MRI or CT is not always indicated; anterior approach open reduction is better than medial approach open reduction; forceful reduction and extreme positioning of the hips (> 60° hip abduction) are the two significant risk factors for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. CONCLUSION The findings of the present study may be useful for clinicians because a practical reference, based on the opinions of the multinational expert panel, but may not be applicable to all settings is provided.
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- Hakan Ömeroğlu
- Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Ridvan Ege Hospital, Ufuk University, 06520, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- University Orthopaedic Hospital, Sofia Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, J.J, Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- University Clinical Center of Kosovo, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo
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- Rehabilitation Clinical Hospital, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca-Napoca, Romania
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- Medical Faculty, University Children's Hospital, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Wigmore Hospital for Children, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Assof Harofe-Shamir Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Giorgi V, Apostolo G, Bertelè L. Treatment of developmental hip dysplasia with manual therapy following Pavlik harness failure: a case report with long-term follow-up. J Man Manip Ther 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38706305 DOI: 10.1080/10669817.2024.2349334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a common musculoskeletal disorder in newborns, ranging from mild dysplasia to complete dislocation. Early detection and intervention are crucial for managing DDH. However, in some cases, standard orthopedic treatments such as the Pavlik harness fail, and alternative approaches are needed. Our study explores the possibility that manual therapy, specifically the Mézières-Bertelè Method (MBM), could be beneficial in cases of DDH that are resistant to conventional treatments. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of a 20-month-old female who had been suffering from persistent DDH (Graf's type IIIC on the left), pain and limping, despite previous conventional treatments, including the Pavlik harness. The patient received daily MBM sessions for six months, followed by maintenance sessions every two months. OUTCOMES After undergoing the MBM treatment, the patient showed clinical improvements, such as normal neuromotor development and restored hip joint parameters. We observed normal walking and running abilities, and X-ray parameters returned to normal levels. The patient sustained positive outcomes during long-term follow-up until the age of 7. CONCLUSION The MBM manual therapy was used to treat a challenging case of DDH resistant to conventional treatment. This case report suggests a possible correlation between manual therapy and improved outcomes in resistant DDH and highlights the potential relevance of addressing the inherent musculoskeletal components of the condition.
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- Valeria Giorgi
- Rehabilitation Center, Apostolo Foundation, Lecco, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Center, Apostolo Foundation, Lecco, Italy
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Alrashdi N, Alotaibi M, Alharthi M, Kashoo F, Alanazi S, Alanazi A, Alzhrani M, Alhussainan T, Alanazi R, Almutairi R, Ithurburn M. Incidence, Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Treatment for Children with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Saudi Arabia. A Systematic Review. J Epidemiol Glob Health 2024:10.1007/s44197-024-00217-5. [PMID: 38483754 DOI: 10.1007/s44197-024-00217-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) leads to pain, joint instability, and early degenerative joint disease. Incidence, prevalence, and management strategies of DDH have been well-documented in several countries, but not in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE We synthesized the current evidence regarding incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and clinical treatment for children with DDH in Saudi Arabia. METHODS We searched 3 databases to locate studies. Studies that included children with DDH in Saudi Arabia; reported either incidence rate, prevalence, risk factors, and/or clinical practice; and were available in English or Arabic were included. We excluded reviews, case studies, or animal studies. Two independent authors reviewed potential studies and assessed study's quality. RESULTS Our search yielded 67 potential studies, of which 16 studies were included (total DDH sample = 3,127; age range = 2.5 to 86.4 months). Three studies reported incidence rates ranging from 3.1 to 4.9 per 1000 births, and 3 studies reported prevalence ranging from 6 to 78%. Nine studies reported that female sex, breech position, family history, and age less than 3 years were risk factors associated with DDH. Four studies reported that brace applications and closed reduction were conservative treatments, and 9 studies reported that open hip reduction, adductor tenotomy, and/or pelvic osteotomy were surgical approaches to treat DDH. CONCLUSIONS In Saudi Arabia, the Incidence and prevalence rates of DDH are 3.1 to 4.9 per 1,000 births, and 6-78%, respectively (differ from what has been reported in other countries), but the risk factors of DDH in Saudi Arabia appear to be similar in comparison to other countries (female, breech presentation, family history of DDH).
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- Naif Alrashdi
- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
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- Rehabilitation Services Department, King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Orthopedics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, King Khaled Hospital, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
- Physiotherapy Department, Al Iman General Hospital, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Ucpunar H, Sevencan A, Erbas A, Ozyalvac ON, Akpinar E, Bayhan AI. Effect of the Pavlik harness used in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip on unaided sitting and independent walking age. J Child Orthop 2024; 18:79-84. [PMID: 38348432 PMCID: PMC10859113 DOI: 10.1177/18632521231217330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Background Pavlik harness is the most widely used orthosis in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Pavlik harness on the development of "unaided sitting" and "independent walking" in infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip. Methods This prospective study, conducted from 2017 to 2020, included infants undergoing Pavlik harness therapy. Inclusion criteria comprised gestational age > 37 weeks, treatment initiation before 6 months of age, and no prior treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip. We assessed treatment initiation age, treatment duration, and the age of achieving unaided sitting and independent walking. Results In the patient group, unaided sitting commenced at a mean age of 6.8 ± 1.6 (range: 4-11) months, while independent walking began at a mean age of 12.7 ± 1.8 (range: 9-18) months. By 15 months, 92% of the patients achieved independent walking. In the control group, unaided sitting occurred at a mean age of 6.1 ± 1.1 (range: 4-8) months, and independent walking at 11.8 ± 1.6 (range: 9-18) months. A significant positive correlation was observed between the duration of Pavlik harness usage and the age of unaided sitting (p < 0.001) and independent walking (p < 0.001). Conclusion Our study indicates that Pavlik harness treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip is generally safe and does not lead to clinically significant delays in unaided sitting and independent walking. However, some minor delays may occur due to extended orthosis use. Level of evidence level III-prospective cohort study.
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- Hanifi Ucpunar
- Department of Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology, Health Science University Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopedics, Medicana Ataköy Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology, Health Science University Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology, Health Science University Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology, Health Science University Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology, Health Science University Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Schmaranzer F, Justo P, Kallini JR, Ferrer MG, Miller P, Bixby SD, Novais EN. Hip Morphology on Post-Reduction MRI Predicts Residual Dysplasia 10 Years After Open or Closed Reduction. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2024; 106:110-119. [PMID: 37992184 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is limited evidence supporting the value of morphological parameters on post-reduction magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict long-term residual acetabular dysplasia (RAD) after closed or open reduction for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 42 patients (47 hips) undergoing open or closed reduction with a minimum 10 years of follow-up; 39 (83%) of the hips were in female patients, and the median age at reduction was 6.3 months (interquartile range [IQR], 3.3 to 8.9 months). RAD was defined as additional surgery with an acetabular index >2 standard deviations above the age- and sex-specific population-based mean value or Severin classification grade of >2 at last follow-up. Acetabular version and depth-width ratio, coronal and axial femoroacetabular distance, cartilaginous and osseous acetabular indices, transverse ligament thickness, and the thickness of the medial and lateral (limbus) acetabular cartilage were measured on post-reduction MRI. RESULTS At the time of final follow-up, 24 (51%) of the hips had no RAD; 23 (49%) reached a failure end point at a median of 11.4 years (IQR, 7.6 to 15.4 years). Most post-reduction MRI measurements, with the exception of the cartilaginous acetabular index, revealed a significant distinction between the group with RAD and the group with no RAD when mean values were compared. The coronal femoroacetabular distance (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC], 0.95; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.90 to 1.00), with a 5-mm cutoff, and limbus thickness (AUC, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.83 to 0.99), with a 4-mm cutoff, had the highest discriminatory ability. A 5-mm cutoff for the coronal femoroacetabular distance produced 96% sensitivity (95% CI, 78% to 100%), 83% specificity (95% CI, 63% to 95%), 85% positive predictive value (95% CI, 65% to 96%), and 95% negative predictive value (95% CI, 76% to 100%). A 4-mm cutoff for limbus thickness had 96% sensitivity (95% CI, 78% to 100%), 63% specificity (95% CI, 41% to 81%), 71% positive predictive value (95% CI, 52% to 86%), and 94% negative predictive value (95% CI, 70% to 100%). CONCLUSIONS Coronal femoroacetabular distance, a quantitative metric assessing a reduction's concentricity, and limbus thickness, a quantitative metric assessing the acetabulum's cartilaginous component, help to predict hips that will have RAD in the long term after closed or open reduction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Diagnostic Level IV . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Florian Schmaranzer
- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional, and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Child and Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Child and Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Child and Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Child and Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Child and Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Yasin MS, Al Karmi J, Suleiman DO, Raja YM, Alshrouf MA, Abu Halaweh A, Hamdan M, Samarah O. Acetabular index as an indicator of Pavlik harness success in grade I developmental dysplasia of the hip: A retrospective study. J Child Orthop 2023; 17:598-606. [PMID: 38050594 PMCID: PMC10693839 DOI: 10.1177/18632521231199519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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Purpose Some articles have focused on the effectiveness of the Pavlik harness treatment for unstable and dislocated hips, yet data on monitoring its effectiveness with the acetabular index remains elusive. Therefore, this study aimed to assess Pavlik harness effectiveness in infants ≤6 months diagnosed with grade I developmental dysplasia of the hip using acetabular index improvement and identify the possible predictors of successful Pavlik harness treatment. Methods A retrospective review of infants with grade I acetabular dysplasia treated with a Pavlik harness and monitored with anteroposterior pelvis X-rays at presentation and follow-up. Successful treatment was defined as achieving an acetabular index <30°. Results A total of 231 infants with acetabular dysplasia were treated with a Pavlik harness. A successful outcome was achieved in 135 infants (58.4%). Younger age, lower initial acetabular index, and patients with unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip were significant predictors of a successful outcome. An age of 4.5 months or older was found to be the threshold for an unsuccessful result following Pavlik harness treatment, with a sensitivity of 65.2% and specificity of 57.3%. An initial acetabular index of 35.5° was found to be the threshold for an unsuccessful result, with a sensitivity of 83.7% and specificity of 61.5%. Conclusion Pavlik Harness's success in correcting the acetabular index in acetabular dysplasia patients was related to unilateral cases, a younger age at presentation, and a lower initial acetabular index. The thresholds for unsuccessful treatment were an age of 4.5 months or greater and an acetabular index of 35.5° or higher.
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- Mohamad Samih Yasin
- Department of Special Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Medical Internship, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Special Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Special Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Special Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Siddicky S, Eckels J, Rabenhorst B, Mannen E. Ultrasonographic evaluation of infant hips in the Pavlik harness compared to body-worn commercial baby carriers. J Orthop Res 2023; 41:2495-2500. [PMID: 37080928 PMCID: PMC11060426 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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While many factors contribute to development and subsequent correction of developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) in infants, hip positioning and muscle activity play a significant role. Lower-limb restrictive extension positions, such as with swaddling, are detrimental for hip development, and some baby gear leads to reduced lower limb muscle activity. Yet how baby gear impacts hip position during wear remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare the Graf's alpha angle and femoral head coverage of healthy infants and infants with mild DDH (instability) in the Pavlik harness and baby carriers. We obtained coronal hip ultrasound images of 10 healthy full-term infants (13.5 ± 3.4 weeks, 5F/5M) and three full-term mild DDH infants (8.9 ± 4.0 weeks, 2F/1M) in three conditions: Pavlik harness, wide-base baby carrier, and narrow-base baby carrier. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare Graf's alpha angles and femoral head coverages across the conditions (p < 0.05), with post hoc pairwise tests (p < 0.0167). The Graf's alpha angle in the narrow-base carrier was 6.9° lower than the Pavlik harness, while the wide-base carrier was not different. Femoral head coverage was 10%-12% lower for the narrow-base carrier. The three mild DDH infants exhibited lower Graf's alpha angles and femoral head coverage in all measurements, with the Graf's alpha angle in the narrow-base carrier measuring 49.0°. This research demonstrated that wide-base baby carriers held hips in a position that was not significantly different from the Pavlik harness, meaning that babywearing in a wide-base carrier may have benefits for healthy hip development.
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- Safeer Siddicky
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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Abdulla N, Ashoor M, Heinz N, Alexopoulos V, Majid I, Morakis E, Khamis AH, Alshryda S. Prognostic factors for failed Pavlik harness treatment in infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip: a retrospective cohort study. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2023; 47:2337-2345. [PMID: 37170027 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-023-05829-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Pavlik harness treatment is the most common treatment in newborns diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The success rates and predictors for failure have been debated over the last decade. In this study, we explored our treatment failure rate and potential prognostic factors that could predict the failure of Pavlik harness (PH) treatment in patients with DDH. METHODS Two hundred and sixty-five patients were treated with PH based on the Graf hip types of classification. Age, gender, first born status, family history, foot deformity, plagiocephaly, breech presentation, hip abduction, hip stability, Graf hip type, Galeazzi sign, bilateralism, and femoral nerve palsy were tested as predictors for failure in multivariate logistic regression mode. Success and failure were determined by the normalization of the hip based on the Graf hip classification. RESULTS The failure rate of patients treated with Pavlik harness was 16.6% which is within the reported range of failure rate. The mean age of patients who were successfully treated was 6.73 weeks in comparison to 8.84 weeks for those who failed. Age, plagiocephaly, hip instability, Graf classification, and the development of femoral nerve palsy were found to be predictors for failure of PH treatment upon univariate analysis only. However, only the presence of Galeazzi sign, hip instability, high grades of Graf hip classification, and the development of femoral nerve palsy proved to be independent predictors for failed PH treatment upon multivariate logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS Pavlik harness treatment is a successful treatment with an average success of 83.4%. Several independent predictors for failure of PH treatment have been identified. These include a positive Galeazzi sign, a frankly dislocated hip, Graf types III and IV, and the development of femoral nerve palsy.
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- Nada Abdulla
- Medical School, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Medical School, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Li Y, Wang Z, Miao M, Xu Y, Shi J. Residual acetabular dysplasia after Pavlik harness treatment for Graf type II hips. J Child Orthop 2023; 17:306-314. [PMID: 37565002 PMCID: PMC10411375 DOI: 10.1177/18632521231182423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the residual acetabular dysplasia in Graf type II hips after Pavlik harness treatment with a radiographic follow-up at 2 years of age. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the developmental dysplasia of the hip patients who were treated with the Pavlik harness between March 2018 and February 2022. Patients with Graf type II hip dysplasia who had at least one radiographic follow-up after 2 years of age were included. The following information, sex, laterality, affected side, age at harness initiation, treatment duration, α angle, and the morphology of bony roof, was collected and studied. We evaluated the radiographic acetabular index at the last follow-up and defined the value of greater than 2 standard deviations as residual acetabular dysplasia. Results A total of 33 patients (53 hips) met the criteria. The mean initial α angle was 53.4°; the mean age at Pavlik harness initiation was 10.9 weeks. The mean treatment duration was 10 weeks. The mean α angle at the last ultrasound follow-up was 64.9°. The mean age of the last radiographic follow-up was 2.6 years, and 26 hips had a residual acetabular dysplasia with acetabular indexes greater than 2 standard deviations above the mean. The morphology of the acetabular bony rim (odds ratio = 4.333, P = 0.029) and age of initial treatment <12 weeks (odds ratio = 7.113, P = 0.014) were seen as significant predictors for a higher acetabular index more than 2 years of age. Conclusions A notable incidence of residual acetabular dysplasia after Pavlik harness treatment in Graf type II hips, wherein the acetabular bony roof with a blunt rim at the end of treatment and initial age after 12 weeks were independent predictors associated with residual acetabular dysplasia. Levels of evidence Therapeutic studies, IV.
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- Yuchan Li
- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Li Y, Canavese F, Liu Y, Wu J, Li J, Yuan Z, Xu H. Incidence and risk factors for persistent acetabular dysplasia in patients with developmental dislocation of the hip treated by Pavlik Harness. J Pediatr Orthop B 2023; 32:312-317. [PMID: 35703163 DOI: 10.1097/bpb.0000000000000992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Some patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) before 6 months of age successfully treated by Pavlik Harness (PH) still had persistent acetabular dysplasia (PAD). This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for PAD in patients with DDH treated by PH. We retrospectively reviewed the data of 89 patients (109 hips; mean age, 3.2 ± 1.5 months) with DDH treated by PH. Prior to treatment, all patients underwent ultrasound examination and classified according to Graf's method. PH was terminated once the hip achieved imaging recovery criteria. At final follow-up, the acetabular index (AI), center-edge angle (CEA) of Wiberg were measured on radiograph. Overall, 67/109 hips (61.5%) had successful PH treatment. Among these 67 hips, 58 hips (86.6%) achieved satisfactory outcome, nine (13.4%) had PAD. Age of the patients with PAD (4.3 ± 1 months) was significantly higher than those without PAD (2.8 ± 1.5 months) ( P = 0.001). Hips with PAD had higher mean Graf grade than those with satisfactory outcome ( P = 0.014). Logistic regression-confirmed age and Graf classification were risk factors for PAD. Overall, 55/67 (82.1%) met imaging recovery criteria to stop PH treatment, whereas 12/67 hips (17.9%) did not. The rate of PAD at final follow-up in patients achieving recovery criteria (4/55; 7.3%) was significantly lower than those not achieving it (41.7%) ( P = 0.007). In conclusion, age and Graf classification are risk factors for PAD. If hips are not normal at the end of PH treatment, the risk of PAD increases further.
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- YiQiang Li
- GuangZhou Women and Children's Medical Center, GuangZhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- GuangZhou Women and Children's Medical Center, GuangZhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Lille University Centre, Lille, France
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- GuangZhou Women and Children's Medical Center, GuangZhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- GuangZhou Women and Children's Medical Center, GuangZhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- GuangZhou Women and Children's Medical Center, GuangZhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- GuangZhou Women and Children's Medical Center, GuangZhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- GuangZhou Women and Children's Medical Center, GuangZhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Mojica ES, Pardo García JM, Huebschmann NA, Castañeda P. The tension of the iliopsoas tendon more than doubles during extension of the dysplastic hip in open reduction. J Pediatr Orthop B 2023; 32:324-328. [PMID: 35834787 DOI: 10.1097/bpb.0000000000000999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The role of the iliopsoas as an obstructing and re-dislocating factor in developmentally dislocated hips is unclear. The purpose of this article is to determine the change in the iliopsoas' tension during flexion and extension when performing an open reduction. We evaluated 34 hips undergoing an anterior open reduction for a developmental dislocation. At the time of surgery, we identified the iliopsoas, and before sectioning it as part of the open reduction, we measured the tension while cycling the reduced hip through flexion and extension. We performed statistical analysis using Pearson and Spearman correlation tests. We created an initial tension artificially at 20 N with the hip held in 90º of flexion, which then doubled to a mean of 42 N when placed in extension. We found a significant increase in tension when the hip went below 20º of flexion. We also found the correlation between the angle of the hip and the force of tension to be statistically significant ( P = 0.003). This study provides quantitative support that the tension of the iliopsoas tendon increases significantly in extension when performing an open reduction of a developmentally dislocated hip.
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- Edward S Mojica
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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Ghanem I, Karam G, Ghanem D, Saliba I. Femoral nerve palsy during Pavlik harness treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip is not an indication for harness abandonment. J Child Orthop 2023; 17:205-211. [PMID: 37288053 PMCID: PMC10242367 DOI: 10.1177/18632521231172986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Objectives The aim of this study was to report the incidence of femoral nerve palsy in developmental dysplasia of the hip children treated with Pavlik harness, to identify any possible associated risk factors, and to evaluate its outcome without any specific strap release. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted on all cases of femoral nerve palsy in a consecutive series of children who underwent Pavlik harness treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip. In unilateral cases, the developmental dysplasia of the hip was compared to the contralateral side. All hips with femoral nerve palsy were compared to the remaining hips of the series and any possible risk factor for paralysis was recorded. Results In total, 53 cases of femoral nerve palsy of various severity were identified from a group of 473 children with 527 hips treated for developmental dysplasia of the hip at an average age of 3.9 months. However, 93% occurred during the first 2 weeks of treatment. Femoral nerve palsy was more common in older and larger children with the most severe Tonnis type, and a hip flexion angle in the harness above 90° (p < 0.03 for all). All of them resolved spontaneously before completion of treatment without any specific measures. We found no correlation between the presence of femoral nerve palsy or the time taken for spontaneous resolution and treatment failure using the harness. Conclusion Femoral nerve palsy is most observed with higher Tonnis types and high hip flexion angles in the harness, but its presence by itself is not predictive of treatment failure. It resolves spontaneously before completion of treatment and does not require any strap release or harness discontinuation. Level of evidence Level III.
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- Ismat Ghanem
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Moya-Angeler J, Jiménez-Soto C, Maestre-Cano D, de la Torre-Conde C, Sánchez-Jimenez RM, Serrano-García C, Alcaraz-Saura M, García-Paños JP, Salcedo-Cánovas C, Forriol F, León-Muñoz VJ. Early Identification and Treatment of Trochlear Knee Dysplasia. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13050796. [PMID: 37240966 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13050796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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A shallow sulcus characterizes trochlear dysplasia (TD) of the femoral trochlea, which can lead to chronic pain or instability of the patellofemoral joint. Breech presentation at birth has been identified as a risk factor for developing this condition, which an ultrasound can identify early. Early treatment could be considered at this stage, given the potential for remodelling in these skeletally immature patients. Newborns with breech presentation at birth who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and randomised in equal proportions between treatment with the Pavlik harness and observation. The primary objective is to determine the difference in the means of the sulcus angle between the two treatment arms at two months. Ours is the first study protocol to evaluate an early non-invasive treatment for TD in the newborn with breech presentation at birth using a Pavlik harness. We hypothesised that trochlear dysplasia could be reverted when identified and treated early in life with a simple harness, as it is done with developmental dysplasia of the hip.
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- Joaquin Moya-Angeler
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, 30003 Murcia, Spain
- Instituto de Cirugía Avanzada de Rodilla, 30005 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, 30003 Murcia, Spain
- Instituto de Cirugía Avanzada de Rodilla, 30005 Murcia, Spain
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Lankinen V, Helminen M, Bakti K, Välipakka J, Laivuori H, Hyvärinen A. Known risk factors of the developmental dysplasia of the hip predicting more severe clinical presentation and failure of Pavlik harness treatment. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:148. [PMID: 37004001 PMCID: PMC10064754 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-03935-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) varies from mild instability of the hip to subluxation or total dislocation of the joint. Well-known risk factors of DDH include pre-natal breech position, female sex, positive family history, hip side, primiparity and the mode of delivery. Aim of the present study was to further evaluate known risk-factors of DDH, find associations with more severe dysplasia (characterized with Ortolani positivity) and find risk factors of failure of the Pavlik harness treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS All children with the diagnosis of DDH treated in Tampere University hospital in the years 1998-2018 were retrospectively identified for the study and the data was collected from the medical records. Teratological dislocations (n = 3) were excluded from the analysis. Total of 945 patients were included. RESULTS Breech presentation was strongly associated with Ortolani positivity (p < 0.001). Breech presentation was not associated with ending up for spica casting and/or operative treatment (p = 0.291) despite the association with Ortolani positivity. Ortolani positivity (p = 0.002), positive family history (p = 0.013) and girl sex (p = 0.029) were associated with ending up for spica casting and/or operative treatment. CONCLUSION Breech presentation seems to increase the risk of Ortolani positive DDH. However, these infants are likely to recover with initially started Pavlik harness treatment, as it was not associated with elevated risk for undergoing more robust treatments. Positive family history and girl sex are associated with the most severe cases of developmental dysplasia of the hip, and it may predispose to the failure of the Pavlik harness treatment.
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- Vilma Lankinen
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Tays Research Services, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Center for Child, Adolescent, and Maternal Health Research, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Surgery, Mehiläinen Länsi-Pohja Oy, Kemi, Finland
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Clinical Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Ogawa T, Shimizu T, Asano T, Iwasaki N, Takahashi D. Radiological predictors associated with success of treatment for developmental dysplasia of hip using the Pavlik harness: A retrospective study. J Orthop Sci 2022; 27:1067-1072. [PMID: 34364753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND While various predictors of treatment outcome of Pavlik harness have been reported, appropriate indications for treatment and relationships between patient characteristics and outcome are unclear. The present study aimed to identify radiological predictors for successful Pavlik harness treatment of DDH at the initiation of treatment and investigate the progression of radiological characteristics after successful treatment. METHODS One-hundred-forty-two of 527 infants who visited our hospital for secondary screening of DDH were treated with the Pavlik harness. One-hundred-eight hips of 108 infants experienced successful treatment and could be followed up until 3 years of age (group S); treatment was unsuccessful within the first 2 weeks for 22 hips of 21 infants (group F). We investigated the Graf classification and radiological parameters. RESULTS We observed the ipsilateral-side measurements of distance A and B as defined by Yamamuro and Chene's method to be significantly smaller and greater, respectively, in group F compared with those of group S. Group F tended to exhibit the smaller distance A and larger distance B compared to the group S among the same Graf type. The cut-off values for successful treatment at were >7.4 mm at initiation of treatment for distance A and <11.2 mm for distance B. The acetabular index (AI) of the ipsilateral side at the initiation of treatment was significantly correlated with that at 1 and 3 years of age. Patients with an AI of >32° at the initiation of harness treatment were more likely to exhibit hip dysplasia at 3 years of age. CONCLUSIONS Radiographic parameters prior to the Pavlik harness could be predictors of treatment failure and DDH in the future. This study showed that AI at the initiation of treatment is associated with residual acetabular dysplasia, suggesting that radiographic assessment may be useful even considering the risks associated with radiation exposure.
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- Takuya Ogawa
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Salton RL, Carry P, Freeman T, Holmes K, Miller NH, Kohuth B, Burke D, Belton M, Murphy-Zane MS, Georgopoulos G. Twelve-week standard of care protocol longer than median time to normalization among IIc hips treated with Pavlik harness. J Pediatr Orthop B 2022; 31:313-318. [PMID: 35102060 DOI: 10.1097/bpb.0000000000000946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Best treatment protocols for infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) are poorly defined. This study estimates the time to normalization among Graf IIc hips undergoing Pavlik harness treatment. Following institutional review board approval, patients referred for DDH evaluation at a pediatric institution between 2009 and 2018 (n = 1424 hips/712 patients) were identified. We isolated all Graf IIc hips that underwent Pavlik harness treatment (n = 132 hips/n = 106 patients). Demographic and outcome measures were collected. Normalization was defined as alpha angle greater than or equal to 60° and femoral head coverage greater than or equal to 50%. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses modeled time to normalization and identified factors associated with earlier normalization. Median time to normalization was 7.0 weeks. At 12 weeks standard treatment, 85.8% [95% confidence interval (CI): 80.2-91.9%] had normalized. Greater femoral head coverage [hazard ratio (HR) per 1% increase: 1.03; 95% CI: 1.01-1.05; P = 0.0068] and hip stability at treatment initiation (HR unstable vs. stable: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.44-0.93; P = 0.0192) were associated with longer time to normalization. Some patients may not need 12 weeks of Pavlik bracing, particularly those with stable presentation who normalize before week 12. Shorter treatment lengths offer benefit without sacrificing long-term outcomes. Findings reinforce growing evidence that femoral head coverage should be a more significant consideration during diagnosis and instability is a concerning finding on examination.
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- Reba L Salton
- Musculoskeletal Research Center, Orthopedics Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado
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- Musculoskeletal Research Center, Orthopedics Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado
- Department of Orthopedics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- Musculoskeletal Research Center, Orthopedics Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Liu Y, Kan L, Sun J, Zhang Y. Impact of Failed Pavlik Harness Treatment on the Outcomes Following Closed or Open Reduction in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Indian J Orthop 2022; 56:1634-1639. [PMID: 36052383 PMCID: PMC9385939 DOI: 10.1007/s43465-022-00680-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the impact of failed Pavlik harness (PH) treatment on the outcomes following closed reduction (CR) or open reduction (OR) in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). METHODS Ninety-three DDH patients treated with CR or OR were enrolled. One group of which received previous PH treatment (F group) and the other (L group) not. The clinical outcomes were evaluated according to McKay's criteria. Radiographs were evaluated for acetabular index (AI) and the degree of dislocation of the hips. RESULTS A higher rate of CR was found in F group (P = 0.034). Before CR/OR, the mean AI in F group was significantly lower than that in L group (P = 0.000), while at the last follow-up, the AIs in both groups were all improved. In F group, there were 7 (16.67%), 18 (42.86%) and 17 (40.48%) hips were classified as Graf type II, III and IV pathologic changes, respectively, when PH treatment started, while the corresponding data were 17 (40.48%), 17 (40.48%) and 8 (19.05%) after PH treatment (P = 0.024). At the last follow-up, no significant difference was found concerning the complications between the two groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS PH treatment, even if failed, may have the ability of accelerating the development of the acetabulum and increasing the rate of successful CR. Thus we advocate a trial of PH treatment for all DDH patients less than 6 months of age. Meanwhile, a close monitoring by dynamic ultrasonography is required due to the risk of AVN.
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- Yong Liu
- grid.186775.a0000 0000 9490 772XDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedic, The Affiliated Provincial Pediatric Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 39, Wangjiang Road, Hefei City, China
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- No 91126 Military Hospital of Chinese PLA, No 116, Youyi Road, Lvshunkou District, Dalian City, China
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- grid.186775.a0000 0000 9490 772XDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedic, The Affiliated Provincial Pediatric Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 39, Wangjiang Road, Hefei City, China
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- grid.186775.a0000 0000 9490 772XDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedic, The Affiliated Provincial Pediatric Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 39, Wangjiang Road, Hefei City, China
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Komnenovik M, Bozinovski Z, Trajanovski A, Saveski A, Damjanovik D, Atanasovski I. Developmental disorders of the hip treated at the Clinic for Orthopaedic Diseases – in a period of 10 years (2009-2018). Arch Public Health 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/aph.2022.6050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Developmental hip dysplasia includes a wide range of conditions such as subluxation, dislocation, hip instability, and teratological hip. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical examination, ultrasound examination and anterior-posterior view radiograph (AP). Treatment varied depending on the patient's age and the degree of dysplasia: Pavlik harness, closed reduction, open reduction and corrective osteotomies. In this study 242 patients were included, of whom 198 were female patients and 44 male. All of the patients were treated with conservative treatment- closed reducation and spica casting. Left-sided dislocations were more common than right sided dislocations with predominance in the female patients. The main treatment in follow-up patients was closed reduction with or without adductor muscle tenotomy (m. add. longus). In cases with unsuccessful attempt of closed reduction, open reduction was performed with or without adductor muscle tenotomy. Depending on the residual dysplasia, patients were additionally treated with pelvic osteotomies (Salter 's inominate osteotomy), varus derotation osteotomy, valgus osteotomy, proximal femoral resection, and trochanter major transposition. 167 patients were treated with closed reduction and 3 with open reduction. The remaining patients were treated with closed reduction and additional surgery or with open reduction and additional surgery. Out of all treated patients, only 10 patients had recurrent dislocation of the hip, 7 female and 3 male patients. Closed reduction was performed again on two patients, and open reduction of the hip was performed on one patient. The average age of patients was 21.5 months. By presenting the cases in a period of 10 years, it was conclud that most cases were diagnosed later. Also, the standard closed reduction treatment was successful even after the first year in said patients. Depending on the residual dysplasia of the hip, in order to achieve better congruence of the joint, additional surgeries were performed.
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Mousavibaygei SR, Karimnia A, Gerami MH, Azadmehr F, Erfanifam T, Ghaedi A. An evaluation of clinical and ultrasound results of Pavlik harness treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip. J Med Life 2022; 15:850-853. [PMID: 35928353 PMCID: PMC9321489 DOI: 10.25122/jml-2021-0289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is the instability or dislocation of the hip joint at birth that may occur in utero, during infancy, and childhood. This condition was identified as an important challenge. This study aimed to determine the clinical and ultrasound results of Pavlik harness treatment for DDH in patients referred to the pediatric clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study in which 100 newborns aged 15 to 30 days were included by the census method after obtaining parental consent. Follow-up of the infants was performed at 3 and 6 months after treatment. All analyzes were performed using SPSS version 22 at a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that the mean age of the infants was 23.46±2.12 days, of which 33 infants were boys and 67 girls. The involvement on the right and left sides was 39% and 50%, respectively, and 11% of the infants had bilateral involvement. The mean value of acetabular index before placement was 25.48±6.509 and 26.38±3.866 on the right and left sides, which after 3 months of placement, was reduced to 21.62±2.578 and 21.57±2.839, respectively. Pavlik harness treatment was associated with acceptable radiological results in infants. This technique seems to be a suitable and applicable attempt to treat this problem and prevent serious and irreversible complications of late diagnosis.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Disease Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Boukan Nursing Faculty, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran,Corresponding Author: Amin Ghaedi, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. E-mail:
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Li Y, Canavese F, Liu Y, Wu J, Li J, Yuan Z, Zhou Q, Liu Y, Chen W, Xu H. Does a Graf Type-I Hip Justify the Discontinuation of Pavlik Harness Treatment in Patients with Developmental Dislocation of the Hip? CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:children9050752. [PMID: 35626929 PMCID: PMC9139830 DOI: 10.3390/children9050752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background: To analyze the clinical data of patients aged < 6 months with developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) treated with Pavlik Harness (PH) in order to identify the best time to terminate PH treatment. Method: Fifty-four patients (47 females, 7 males; 63 hips) met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study; there were 33 (61.1%) left, 12 (22.2%) right and 9 (16.7%) bilateral DDH. The mean age at diagnosis was 11.8 ± 5.9 weeks (range, 1.4−25.5). All patients underwent fulltime PH treatment for about three months. At completion of PH treatment, patients were then divided into Group A, including patients with clinically stable hip joint and Graf type-I hip on ultrasound (US), and Group B, including patients with clinically stable hip joint and well-reduced hip on anterior-posterior (AP) radiographs without acetabular dysplasia. Six months after completion of PH treatment, the presence/absence of residual acetabular dysplasia (RAD) was evaluated on AP pelvis radiographs. The t-test and chi-square test were used to compare the differences in age, gender, side, Graf classification and RAD rate between the two groups of patients. Results: At completion of PH treatment, 45 hips were in Group A and 18 in Group B. There were no significant differences in age, gender, side, preoperative alpha angle and Graf classification between the two groups. Six months after discontinuation of PH, the AI in Group A (27.1° ± 6.8°) was significantly higher than that in Group B (21.9° ± 3.5°; p = 0.001); moreover 23 hips (51.1%) in Group A developed RAD compared to one hip in Group B (5.6%; p = 0.001). Among Group A patients, those with RAD were significantly older (13.7 ± 4.9 weeks) than those with normal hips (7.6 ± 3.8 weeks; p < 0.001); the incidence of RAD was significantly lower in patients with Graf type-II D hips (22.2%) than in patients with Graf type-III (70%) and type-IV hips (71.4%; p = 0.006). However, logistic regression analysis identified age as the only risk factor for RAD. All 24 hips with RAD (24/63, 38.1%) were treated with abduction braces. At final follow-up, AI in Group A (20.5° ± 3.3°) was not significantly different from that in Group B (21.9° ± 3.3°; p = 0.132). At the last follow-up visit, five hips (11.1%) in Group A still had RAD, compared to none in Group B (p = 0.31). Conclusions: In patients with DDH treated by PH, Graf type-I on US is not an absolute timing to terminate PH treatment. In addition, patients ≥ 13 weeks had a high risk of RAD despite PH treatment as 51.1% of infants developed RAD during follow up. Follow-up radiographs should be requested in all patients achieving Graf type-I hips at completion of PH treatment.
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- Yiqiang Li
- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Lille University Center, 59800 Lille, France;
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China; (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (J.L.); (Z.Y.); (Q.Z.); (Y.L.); (W.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-20-38076158
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Gou P, Li J, Li X, Shi M, Zhang M, Wang P, Liu X. Clinical features and management of the developmental dysplasia of the hip in congenital muscular torticollis. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2022; 46:883-887. [PMID: 34997287 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-021-05279-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE A consistent relationship between CMT and DDH has been established. However, whether the presence of CMT has effect on clinical outcomes of DDH remains unanswered. This study aimed to evaluate clinical features and management of DDH in patients with CMT. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 54 patients (91 hips) simultaneously diagnosed with DDH and CMT and included 54 patients (97 hips) with only DDH by random number method as the control group. Clinical and examination outcomes were recorded and compared, respectively. RESULTS The mean follow-up was 18.1 ± 14.5 months (range, 2 to 72 mo). In the DDH and CMT group, the age of initial treatment was lower (100.8 ± 92.3 vs. 229.0 ± 157.4 d, P < 0.001), and the rate of male significantly increased (42.6% vs. 11.1%, P < 0.001). Before treatment, development degree of hip was better than that of the DDH group. Therefore, patients with CMT had approximately 14 times greater odds of conservative treatment success than children in the DDH group (OR, 13.84; 95% CI, 3.16 to 60.60). CONCLUSION We concluded that CMT was not the risk factor for the failure of treatment. On the contrary, the identification of CMT may be beneficial to early discovery and treatment of DDH when we remain vigilant to perform physical exam and screen imaging of DDH for patients with CMT.
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- Pan Gou
- Department of Orthopedic, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136 of Zhong Shan Er Lu, Chongqing, 400014, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136 of Zhong Shan Er Lu, Chongqing, 400014, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136 of Zhong Shan Er Lu, Chongqing, 400014, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136 of Zhong Shan Er Lu, Chongqing, 400014, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136 of Zhong Shan Er Lu, Chongqing, 400014, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136 of Zhong Shan Er Lu, Chongqing, 400014, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136 of Zhong Shan Er Lu, Chongqing, 400014, China.
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Sioutis S, Kolovos S, Papakonstantinou ME, Reppas L, Bekos A, Koulalis D, Mavrogenis A. Developmental dysplasia of the hip: a review. J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2022; 32:39-56. [DOI: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2022040393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Gou P, Gao K, Wang X, Liu X. The nomogram predicting the early failure rate of the Pavlik harness for developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants under 6 months of age. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1018641. [PMID: 36263153 PMCID: PMC9574333 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1018641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to develop a nomogram predicting the early failure rate of Pavlik harness in infants under 6 months of age with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 227 patients (372 hips) with DDH who were treated with Pavlik harness at our institution from August 2019 to January 2022. Fifty-eight patients (102 hips) failed the Pavlik harness treatment, and 169 patients (270 hips) were successfully treated. Then, the independent risk factors for treatment failure were determined via univariate and multivariate logistic regression and used to generate the nomogram predicting the failure rate of the Pavlik harness. RESULTS It was found that age at initial treatment (OR 1.031, 95% CI 1.022-1.040, P < 0.001), angle α (OR 0.723, 95% CI 0.671-0.779, P < 0.001), and concomitant deformity (OR 0.129, 95% CI 0.036-0.459, p = 0.002) were independent risk factors for treatment failure. The nomogram showed good discrimination [the area under the curve (AUC): 0.862], good calibration, and a net benefit in the range of probabilities between 5 and 90% according to the decision curve analysis. CONCLUSION This study successfully established the nomogram prediction model based on three independent risk factors. Due to the high level of predicting accuracy, this nomogram could be a useful resource for pediatric orthopedic surgeons to identify patients at major risk of Pavlik harness failure who might need more reliable treatments.
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- Pan Gou
- Orthopedic Center of Children, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Orthopedic Center of Children, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Orthopedic Center of Children, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Orthopedic Center of Children, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Masrouha K, Gibon E, Roof MA, Castañeda P. What Are the Rate and Risk Factors for Developing a Complication With the Pavlik Method for the Treatment of Hip Dysplasia? J Pediatr Orthop 2021; 41:e894-e898. [PMID: 34534158 DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Pavlik method for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) has been proven successful for over 85 years. The high success rate and reproducibility have made it the mainstay of treatment. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients with DDH treated with the Pavlik method between September 2016 and August 2018 with at least 24 months of follow up in a single academic center. We excluded patients with neuromuscular conditions, teratologic dislocations, and arthrogryposis. We identified and included a total of 307 patients in the analysis. There were 66 patients with dysplasia, 97 with instability, and 144 with a dislocation. Data collected included age at initiation of the Pavlik method, diagnosis (isolated dysplasia, subluxation, or dislocation), duration of treatment, follow up duration and any complication. At final follow up, anteroposterior radiographs of the pelvis were used to determine the Severin classification. RESULTS Major complications were proximal femoral growth disturbance (5.8%) and femoral nerve palsy (0.98%). Multivariate analysis showed that an initial diagnosis of a dislocated hip (odds ratio, 2.20; P<0.01), was significantly associated with developing a complication. At final follow up, we found Severin type I or II radiographic findings in 100% of patients with dysplasia, 95% of patients with instability and 54% of patients with dislocation (P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Complications are not entirely uncommon when the Pavlik method is used for the treatment of DDH. The overall rate of major complications was 7%. The Pavlik method is safe, and independent risk factors for complications were being over 5 months of age and having a dislocated hip at initial presentation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV-cohort study.
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- Karim Masrouha
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY
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Karnik A, Lawande A, Lawande MA, Patkar D, Aroojis A, Bhatnagar N. Practice Essentials of Imaging in Early Diagnosis of DDH. Indian J Orthop 2021; 55:1466-1479. [PMID: 35003537 PMCID: PMC8688607 DOI: 10.1007/s43465-021-00539-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Developmental dysplasia of hip joint (DDH) is a dynamic progressive pathology which can tilt either way. The term strictly applies to primary dysplasia, where etiology is not clearly known. Secondary dysplasia can be due multiple causes, such as neuromuscular disorders, connective tissue disorders or skeletal syndromes. METHODS The etiology being multifactorial, it needs a multidisciplinary team to address the issue at hand. The management starts antenatally with a detailed history of any risk factors and a dedicated ultrasound of the foetus, since forewarned is forearmed. At birth, a paediatrician having a keen sense of DDH will perform Barlow's or Ortolani's manoeuvre and can be the first one to sound the alarm in the event of positive findings. How and when a Radiologist needs to step in will depend on inter-departmental discussions between the paediatrician and the orthopedician. RESULTS In the presence of positive clinical screening tests, and non-availability of ultrasound, a preliminary X ray pelvis AP view including both hip joints should be the requisitioned in a child of any age, particularly, if belonging to the high-risk group. If ultrasound is available, a screening exam till 6 months of age is recommended to rule out DDH. DISCUSSIONS India is known for its vast numbers and little babies with occult diseases are the first to bear the brunt of conditions which have very few symptoms to start with. DDH is one such condition which most unfortunately expresses itself as a symptom only when it's too late, i.e., most often when the child begins to walk. Ultrasound is the modality of choice in neonates; however, since India is a country of modest means, in majority of the regions, radiographs still remain the first line of investigation.
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- Alka Karnik
- Head of Ultrasound Department, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Imaging, Medical Services and Head, Nanavati Super -Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- grid.414135.60000 0001 0430 6611Department of Orthopaedics, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Deapratment of Radiology, Max Superspeciality Centre, Panchsheel, E-7, East of Kailash, New Delhi, 110065 India
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Zhi X, Xiao X, Wan Y, Wei P, Canavese F, Xu H. Tübingen hip flexion splint for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip in children younger than six months age: a meta-analysis. J Child Orthop 2021; 15:402-408. [PMID: 34476031 PMCID: PMC8381402 DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.15.210015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the success rate of the Tübingen hip flexion splint (THFS) for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), of different severity as per the Graf classification, among infants younger than six months of age. The type and incidence rate of complications associated with THFS treatment were also evaluated. METHODS The following databases were searched using keywords and limited for age less than six months: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and SinoMed, between inception and July 2020. Articles were screened and extracted by two researchers, and the quality of the included literature was evaluated (methodological index for non-randomized studies criteria). R studio 1.3 was used for statistical analysis. The review process was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. RESULTS After screening, eight articles were included in the analysis, contributing 1211 hips (875 patients). The overall success rate of THFS treatment is 91% (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.82 to 0.95). The success rate by Graf type is as follows: type-II, 98% (95% CI 0.94 to 1.00); type-III, 96% (95% CI 0.88 to 1.00); and type-IV, 32% (95% CI 0.18 to 0.47). Complications (24/1211, 2%) included transient femoral nerve palsy (n = 1); avascular necrosis of the femoral head (n = 9) and residual acetabular dysplasia (n = 14). CONCLUSION THFS treatment is successful for Graf type-II and -III, but low for type-IV, with a low rate of complication. THFS may be an effective treatment option for DDH among infants less than six months of age. However, those with Graf type-IV require close monitoring. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III.
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- Xinwang Zhi
- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Xinzao, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Xinzao, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, China,Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Lille University Center and Faculty of Medicine, Lille, France,These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, China,These authors contributed equally to this work,Correspondence Correspondence should be sent to Dr Hongwen Xu, Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, 510623 China E-mail:
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Touzopoulos P, Koutserimpas C, Begkas D, Markeas N. An Educational Module for Pavlik Harness Application for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Study in a Greek Population. Kurume Med J 2021; 66:145-152. [PMID: 34373383 DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.ms663003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The success of Pavlik harness therapy is based, among other things, upon the correct reapplication by parents. This prospective study assesses the effectiveness of a validated Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill (OSATS) educational module for Pavlik harness application among Greek parents. METHODS Forty consecutive parents of newborns with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), who were treated with Pavlik harness, were divided into two groups. Twenty parents (group 1) were educated with the Greek OSATS version, while the rest (group 2) served as the control. The OSATS score, quality of the final product (Global Rating Scale - GRS) and sonographic imaging of the hips were evaluated during follow-up. RESULTS Post-intervention evaluation revealed significant higher means of OSATS score (p<0.01), GRS of performance (p<0.05) and GRS of final product (p<0.05) for group 1. At every retention time point, OSATS was signifi cantly higher for group 1, however there were no significant differences between either GRS score between groups. There was no significant difference in radiographic evaluation and successful outcome. CONCLUSIONS This educative module increased the parents' skill level on application of Pavlik harness. However, this module revealed no significant effect in clinical and radiological evaluation of the hips, in this population.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital
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- 2nd Department of Orthopaedics, Athens General Children's Hospital "Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou"
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- 2nd Department of Orthopaedics, Athens General Children's Hospital "Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou"
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Is It Possible to Treat Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip with Anterior Open Reduction and Pemberton Osteotomy Under 18 Months of Age? Indian J Orthop 2021; 56:133-141. [PMID: 35070153 PMCID: PMC8748562 DOI: 10.1007/s43465-021-00445-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of the present study is to determine the outcome success of anterior open reduction with Pemberton osteotomy in patients under 18 months of age with developmental dysplasia of the hip. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiological results of 27 developmental hip dysplasia patients under 18 months of age (26 girls, 1 boy) who underwent anterior open reduction with Pemberton osteotomy. Bilateral surgery was performed in 18 patients and unilateral in nine patients. At the final follow-up, the clinical results were evaluated according to the McKay's clinical evaluation criteria, the radiological results according to the Severin's radiological evaluation criteria, and the presence of avascular necrosis according to the Kalamchi-MacEwen's classification criteria. RESULTS We treated 36 hips of 27 patients who were younger than 18 months of age (range 10-18 months) at the time of surgery and followed up a minimum of 5 years (mean 6.5 years). At the final follow-up, 34 (94.4%) were assessed clinically as excellent, one hip (2.7%) as good and one hip (2.7%) as fair according to the McKay's clinical classification. Radiological classification revealed that, 97.2% of the hips were Severin Type-1 and 2.8% Severin Type-3. Avascular necrosis was observed in 5 of 36 hips (13.8%). Two hips were assessed as Type-2, two hips Type-3 and one hip Type-4 according to the Kalamchi-MacEwen's classification. CONCLUSION We conclude that Pemberton osteotomy with anterior open reduction is useful technique for developmental hip dysplasia treatment of patients under the age of 18 months with good clinical and radiological results as well as with low complication rates.
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Theunissen WW, van der Steen M, van Douveren FQ, Witlox AM, Tolk JJ. Timing of Repeat Ultrasound Examination in Treatment of Stable Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. J Pediatr Orthop 2021; 41:203-208. [PMID: 33655899 PMCID: PMC8048726 DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Worldwide a wide variation exists in duration of Pavlik harness treatment for infants up to 6 months with stable developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether shortening the time to first routine follow-up ultrasound after initiation of Pavlik harness treatment would reduce treatment duration and whether this influenced radiologic outcome at 1 year of age. Furthermore, predictors of higher acetabular index (AI) at 1 year of age were investigated. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted in infants with stable DDH (Graf IIb and IIc) diagnosed and treated between 2015 and 2017. Two groups were identified: first routine follow-up ultrasound at 12 weeks after Pavlik harness initiation (group I) and first routine follow-up ultrasound at 6 weeks after Pavlik harness initiation (group II). In both groups, treatment was continued until repeat ultrasound measurements (every 6 wk) showed a normalized hip. Radiologic outcome at 1 year of age was defined as residual dysplasia measured on an anteroposterior hip radiograph according to the Tönnis table. RESULTS A total of 222 infants were included. The median time of Pavlik harness treatment was 12 weeks (interquartile range, 11.9 to 12.3) in group I compared with 6.1 weeks (interquartile range, 6.0 to 7.5) in group II (P<0.001). Residual dysplasia at 1 year of age was detected in 20 infants (16.8%) in group I compared with 11 infants (10.7%) in group II (P=0.189). The multivariable prediction model showed that positive family history and lower baseline alpha angle correlate with a higher AI at 1 year of age. CONCLUSIONS First routine follow-up ultrasound can be safely brought forward from 12 to 6 weeks after Pavlik harness initiation. Furthermore, infants with a positive family history for DDH and an initial low alpha angle are at higher risk to have a higher AI at 1 year of age. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III-retrospective study.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma, Máxima MC, Veldhoven
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma, Máxima MC, Veldhoven
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma, Máxima MC, Veldhoven
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Zhang G, Li M, Qu X, Cao Y, Liu X, Luo C, Zhang Y. Efficacy of closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip: midterm outcomes and risk factors associated with treatment failure and avascular necrosis. J Orthop Surg Res 2020; 15:579. [PMID: 33267908 PMCID: PMC7709328 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-020-02098-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of closed reduction (CR) in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and to investigate risk factors associated with CR failure and avascular necrosis (AVN) occurrence in follow-ups. METHODS The study retrospectively included 110 patients and 138 hips with DDH diagnosis that underwent closed reduction between February 2012 and November 2015 in our single tertiary medical institution. The failure rate of CR and the underlying risk factors were evaluated. Meanwhile, the incidence of AVN and the related risk factors among the successful CR cases were assessed. RESULTS The overall failure rate of DDH treated by CR in the present study was 31.16% (43/138). Risk factors for the CR failure were older age at the time of CR (≥ 18.35 month), large medical interval before CR (≥ 35.35 mm), and severer dislocation of the affected hip (IDHI grades III and IV). The incidence of AVN was 8.33% (6/72) in patients with successful CR at the last follow-up. No significant risk factors had been established in the present study that associated with the AVN occurrence. CONCLUSIONS For the treatment of DDH with CR, patients with younger age might achieve better outcomes; early diagnosis and early treatment might be the key point in the DDH treatment.
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- Ge Zhang
- Department of Orthopaedics; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing); China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 136 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing); China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 136 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing); China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 136 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing); China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 136 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing); China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 136 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing); China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 136 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing); China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 136 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China.
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Tejpal T, Shanmugaraj A, Gupta A, Horner NS, Simunovic N, Kishta W, Ayeni OR. Outcomes and complications of patients undergoing Salter's innominate osteotomies for hip dysplasia: a systematic review of comparative studies. J Hip Preserv Surg 2020; 7:621-630. [PMID: 34377506 PMCID: PMC8349578 DOI: 10.1093/jhps/hnab014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The purpose of this systematic review is to assess outcomes and complications of patients undergoing Salter's innominate osteotomies (SIOs) for the correction of hip dysplasia along with patient and technical factors that can be optimized to improve outcomes after SIO. MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched from data inception to 9 October 2018. Data were presented descriptively. Twenty-seven studies were identified including 1818 hips (87.1%) treated with SIO (mean age of 2.1 ± 2.5 years and mean follow-up of 3.5 ± 5.0 years). Patients undergoing SIO had a post-operative center-edge angle (CEA) of 31.3° ± 5.3° and an acetabular index (AI) angle of 16.1° ± 5.2°. Patients undergoing SIO with pre-operative traction had significantly lower (P = 0.049) post-operative McKay criteria scores compared to patients without pre-operative traction. Patients undergoing SIO between the ages of 1.5-2 years had significantly better (P < 0.05) post-operative McKay criteria scores compared to patients aged 4-6 years. The complication rate was 9.4% with avascular necrosis (2.5%) being most common. This review found that SIO for developmental dysplasia of the hip produces generally good post-operative clinical outcomes. The CEA and AI can be corrected to normal range after SIO. Patients may have superior outcomes if they have SIO at a younger age, were not treated with pre-operative traction and did not have untreated contralateral hip dysplasia. Outcomes appear to be similar between one-stage bilateral SIO and a two-stage procedure in the setting of bilateral hip dysplasia; however, more multicentered studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- Tushar Tejpal
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON KIH 8M5, Canada
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Sari AS, Karakus O. Is experience alone sufficient to diagnose developmental dysplasia of the hip without the bony roof (alpha angle) and the cartilage roof (beta angle) measurements?: A diagnostic accuracy study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19677. [PMID: 32243403 PMCID: PMC7440180 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In the Graf method of hip ultrasonography, the diagnosis of the infantile hip with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is strictly dependent on the bony roof (alpha angle) and the cartilage roof (beta angle) measurements. In this study, we investigated whether the infant hip could be diagnosed with DDH solely by evaluating ultrasound images obtained in the standard plane, without bony roof and cartilage roof measurements, in respect to different professional experience levels.Two hundred ten hip ultrasounds were randomly selected from patients who presented to our hospital for DDH screening. A total of 6 ultrasound images were obtained for each hip. The hip morphology evaluations were made without the bony roof and the cartilage roof measurements by 2 orthopedic surgery residents; 2 orthopedic surgery specialists, trained in the diagnosis and the treatment of the DDH; and 2 pediatric orthopedic surgery professors, highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of DDH. After hip morphology evaluations, the bony roof and the cartilage roof measurements were obtained and hip type evaluations were made by the same raters, according to the Graf method of hip ultrasonography.The highest intraobserver agreements between the hip maturity evaluation before and the hip type evaluation after measurements were .676 (P < .001) and .577 (P < .001) in professors 2 and 1, respectively, and the lowest agreements were .185 (P < .01) and .289 (P < .001) in specialist 1 and resident 2, respectively.The diagnosis of the infant hip as DDH could not be made solely by evaluation of the ultrasound images obtained in the standard plane without the bony roof and the cartilage roof measurements. The bony roof and the cartilage roof measurements were obligatory for the diagnosis of the infant hip as DDH, even in the very experienced pediatric orthopedic surgeons.Level of evidence: 2.
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- Ahmet Sinan Sari
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Teaching Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nigde
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baskent University Ankara Hospital, Ankara
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- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Teaching Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nigde
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Rizzi AM, Bielski RJ. Brachial Plexus Palsy Because of Pavlik Harness Use: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect 2020; 10:e0579. [PMID: 32224677 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.19.00579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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CASE A 2.5-month-old girl with bilateral hip dysplasia presented for orthopaedic evaluation and began treatment with a Pavlik harness. One month after the initiation of treatment, decreased use of the left upper extremity was noted, which was consistent with a brachial plexus palsy. The Pavlik harness was discontinued, and upper extremity function fully recovered within 8 weeks. CONCLUSIONS The Pavlik harness is an effective treatment for hip dysplasia with a low-risk profile. This case serves to remind clinicians of the risk for upper extremity traction injury when a Pavlik harness is used in patients who are large for their chronological age.
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- Andrew M Rizzi
- University of Chicago Medical Center-Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of Indiana Medical Center-Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Zídka M, Džupa V. Pavlik harness and Frejka pillow: compliance affects results of outpatient treatment. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2019; 139:1519-1524. [PMID: 30937524 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-019-03179-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Outpatient treatment of hip dysplasia in newborns has excellent results. A combination of general screening with early treatment with a functional abduction device works well. Treatment with the Frejka pillow and the Pavlik harness is frequently used in our region. The aim of the study is to compare efficiency and treatment duration, related to the brace used, and to prove that the choice of an abduction device implies parental compliance with the treatment protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data of 286 treated children were analyzed. The diagnosis was made in the first weeks of life by clinical and sonographic examinations during general screening. The choice of treatment device was expert dependent and was involved by many variables. The experience, type of clinical finding and sonographic pathology according to Graf, availability of a treating facility, and the potential cooperation of individual parents were major parameters. The Frejka pillow was used to treat 145 children and the Pavlik harness was used in 137 children. The treatment duration and percentage of infants lost from follow-up in relation to the device used was documented. RESULTS The success rate of outpatient treatment was 98.6%. In six patients, the type of device had to be changed during the treatment period. Physiological sonographic findings were achieved in all hips by the end of the treatment. The Frejka pillow was used as the preferred device in milder stable dysplastic hips, while unstable and decentered hips were treated more frequently with the Pavlik harness. Treatment lasted, on average, 95 days and 119 days in the Frejka and in the Pavlik group, respectively; there was no statistical significance in treatment duration of comparable sonographic pathologies. We observed statistically greater parental non-compliance with the treatment protocol in the Pavlik harness group (p = 0.0279; OR 2.7; 95% CI 1.07; 8.5). CONCLUSIONS Neither of the abduction devices was inferior with regard to treatment efficiency. We found that parental cooperation was an important factor during screening and treatment. The treatment decision and the choice of the brace must be made with full consent of the parents, keeping in mind that comfort during the nursing care may have a significant influence on compliance with the treatment protocol.
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- Michal Zídka
- Department of Orthopaedics, CLPA-Mediterra, Sokolovská 304, 190 61, Prague 9, Czech Republic. .,Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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Ömeroğlu H, Akceylan A, Köse N. Associations between risk factors and developmental dysplasia of the hip and ultrasonographic hip type: a retrospective case control study. J Child Orthop 2019; 13:161-166. [PMID: 30996740 PMCID: PMC6442512 DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.13.180174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We aimed to revisit the correlation between the previously defined risk factors and the occurrence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and to assess the influence of these factors on the ultrasonographic type of hip dysplasia according to the Graf's classification in patients with DDH. METHODS Data of healthy infants (mean age 33 days) who had bilateral mature (normal) hips (Graf type I) were compared with the data of infants (mean age 105 days) who were treated by abduction brace due to unilateral or bilateral DDH (Graf type IIa- and worse hips). RESULTS Infants with at least one risk factor had a significantly higher rate of DDH than those with no risk factors (p < 0.001). Likewise, infants with more than one risk factor had a significantly higher rate of DDH than those with only one risk factor (p = 0.008). Family history, breech presentation and swaddling were found to be the three significant risk factors related to the development of DDH. Family history, swaddling and oligohydramnios were found to be the three significant risk factors correlated with a higher rate of unstable/decentred hip(s) (Graf types D/III/IV) in patients with DDH. CONCLUSION The risk of DDH significantly increases in infants who have more than one risk factor for DDH. Positive family history and postnatal traditional swaddling are the two main factors both in the aetiology of DDH and in development of a more severe hip dysplasia in patients with DDH. Besides, breech presentation increases the risk of development of DDH and oligohydramnios leads to development of a more severe hip dysplasia in patients with DDH. By introducing these four variables as 'absolute risk factors for DDH' to the selective newborn hip screening programmes, the sensitivity and specificity of these programmes may be optimized and the risk of delayed diagnosis may be lessened. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III prognostic study.
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- H. Ömeroğlu
- TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey, Correspondence should be sent to Prof. Dr. Hakan Ömerog˘lu, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Yas¸am Caddesi No: 5, Sög˘ütözü, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail:
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- Ministry of Health Aks¸ehir State Hospital, Clinics of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Konya, Turkey
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- University of Eskis¸ehir Osmangazi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Eskis¸ehir, Turkey
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- T. Terjesen
- Department of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, and University of Oslo, Norway, Correspondenceshould be sent to T. Terjesen, Department of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Postbox 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway. E-mail:
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