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Observational Study
. 2013 Dec;37(12):2415-20.
doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-2073-4. Epub 2013 Sep 5.

Is it worthwhile to screen the hip in infants born with clubfeet?

Dahang Zhao  1 , Weiwei Rao, Li Zhao, Jianlin Liu, Yaqing Chen, Pinquan Shen, Qing Du, Luan Li
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Observational Study

Is it worthwhile to screen the hip in infants born with clubfeet?

Dahang Zhao et al. Int Orthop. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: There is some disagreement about whether idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) increases the risk of neonatal developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). This study aimed to investigate the incidence of DDH in our infants with idiopathic CTEV.

Methods: We conducted an observational cohort study over a three-year period to assess the relationship between idiopathic CTEV and DDH. All neonates younger than six weeks with idiopathic CTEV who were treated in our medical centre were admitted to this study. Each subject underwent hip ultrasound examination using the Graf method at the age of six weeks. DDH was diagnosed when a hip was type IIa(-) or worse according to the Graf classification of sonographic hip type.

Results: A total of 184 patients were diagnosed with idiopathic CTEV and underwent hip sonography. In total, seven hips of five individuals underwent treatment (four girls and one boy). The results indicated that 2.7% of babies (five of 184) with idiopathic CTEV had DDH. However, we did not find any statistically significant difference (p = 0.5776) in the Pirani scores between the DDH group and group with normal hips.

Conclusions: This study revealed that the idiopathic CTEV group had a greater incidence of DDH in comparison with the general population. It is recommended that hip sonography be undertaken particularly in patients with idiopathic CTEV.

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Application of Otto Bock splint during Ponseti treatment (patient 2 in Table 4). a, b The patient was wearing an Otto Bock splint after the fourth Ponseti cast at the age of 6 weeks. c The patient was wearing an Otto Bock splint when the phase of foot abduction orthosis was started
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