Does a Graf Type-I Hip Justify the Discontinuation of Pavlik Harness Treatment in Patients with Developmental Dislocation of the Hip?

Yiqiang Li Federico CanaveseYanhan LiuJianping WuJingchun LiZhe YuanQinghe ZhouYuanzhong LiuWeidong ChenHongwen Xu

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
dna repair
peritoneal dialysis