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6 compared with 12 weeks treatment in the von Rosen splint is sufficient for Barlow and Ortolani positive hipsa comparative study of 237 neonates

Sand, Adam LU orcid ; Tiderius, Carl Johan LU ; Düppe, Henrik LU and Wenger, Daniel LU (2023) In Acta Orthopaedica 94. p.295-299
Abstract

Background and purpose — At our institution, new-borns with Barlow or Ortolani positive hips have been treated for 12 weeks with the von Rosen abduction splint until 2012 when the treatment length was halved. We inves-tigate whether acetabular development at 12 months of age and complications differ between hips treated with the von Rosen splint for 6 compared with 12 weeks. Patients and methods — 99 patients were included in the 6-week program and 138 patients in the 12-week pro-gram. We measured the acetabular index (AI) on standard anteroposterior pelvic radiographs taken at 12 months of age. Medical records were reviewed for complications and additional treatments until age 12 months. We used non-infe-riority testing with an... (More)

Background and purpose — At our institution, new-borns with Barlow or Ortolani positive hips have been treated for 12 weeks with the von Rosen abduction splint until 2012 when the treatment length was halved. We inves-tigate whether acetabular development at 12 months of age and complications differ between hips treated with the von Rosen splint for 6 compared with 12 weeks. Patients and methods — 99 patients were included in the 6-week program and 138 patients in the 12-week pro-gram. We measured the acetabular index (AI) on standard anteroposterior pelvic radiographs taken at 12 months of age. Medical records were reviewed for complications and additional treatments until age 12 months. We used non-infe-riority testing with an equivalence margin of 1° with a 95% confidence interval (CI) to compare the 2 groups. Results — The mean AI at 12 months in the 6-week group was 25° (CI 24–26) compared with 25° (CI 25–26) in the 12-week group. Non-inferiority was demonstrated for the 6-week program: –0.2° (CI –1.1 to 0.7). In the 6-week group, 8 patients received additional treatment, including 1 hip dislocation that occurred between 6 weeks and 3 months. There were no additional treatments or complications in the 12-week group. Conclusion — AI was equal at 12 months of age for patients treated for 6 compared with 12 weeks in the von Rosen splint. The hip dislocation which occurred indicates that follow-up around 3 months of age is indicated.

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  author       = {{Sand, Adam and Tiderius, Carl Johan and Düppe, Henrik and Wenger, Daniel}},
  issn         = {{1745-3674}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{295--299}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Acta Orthopaedica}},
  title        = {{6 compared with 12 weeks treatment in the von Rosen splint is sufficient for Barlow and Ortolani positive hipsa comparative study of 237 neonates}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2023.13649}},
  doi          = {{10.2340/17453674.2023.13649}},
  volume       = {{94}},
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