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Sonographic surveillance of children with mild stable hip dysplasia reduced the need for active treatment

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2010.193227

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    Methods

    Design

    Randomised controlled trial.

    Allocation

    Opaque, sealed and numbered envelopes.

    Blinding

    Outcome radiograph assessment was blinded to any therapeutic intervention.

    Setting

    Paediatric radiology and outpatient department in a Norwegian university hospital.

    Patients

    128 infants aged 1–3 days old, with mild stable hip dysplasia defined ultrasonographically and clinically.

    Intervention

    Either immediate abduction splinting for at least 6 weeks with subsequent sonography determining further treatment (control group), or active sonographic surveillance at 6 weeks and 3 months determining splinting (investigation group).

    Outcomes

    Radiographic appearance of the hips at 1 year, with groups being compared using the acetabular index, a measure of acetabular formation.

    Follow-up period

    1 year.

    Patient follow-up

    All 128 patients …

    Correspondence to Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.