TY - JOUR T1 - Sonographic surveillance of children with mild stable hip dysplasia reduced the need for active treatment JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 79 LP - 79 DO - 10.1136/adc.2010.193227 VL - 96 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2011/04/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/96/2/79.abstract N2 - 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 ER -