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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
Nineteen patients with 28 dislocated hips treated in a Pavlik harness for > 8 weeks with no evidence of hip reduction were identified. After discontinuation of the harness use, reduction was often difficult to obtain and maintain. Thirteen of these patients (17 hips) required operative intervention to obtain stable located hips. In this group of patients, we attempted to identify factors that led to an unusually high number of failures of closed management techniques. Prolonged positioning of the dislocated hip in flexion and abduction potentiates dysplasia, particularly of the posterolateral acetabulum, and increases the difficulty of obtaining a stable closed reduction. Confirmation of satisfactory reduction during treatment with the Pavlik harness is mandatory. Such treatment should be discontinued promptly if reduction is unobtainable.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
722-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental hip dysplasia potentiated by inappropriate use of the Pavlik harness.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article