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. 1987 Mar;69(2):257-63.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.69B2.3818757.

Splintage for congenital dislocation of the hip. Is it safe and reliable?

J Bradley, M Wetherill, M K Benson

Splintage for congenital dislocation of the hip. Is it safe and reliable?

J Bradley et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1987 Mar.

Abstract

Two-hundred and fifteen children with 288 unstable hips have been treated by splintage during the first nine months of life. A simple treatment protocol was followed and the aim was to test the safety and reliability of this protocol as well as of the Von Rosen splint and the Pavlik harness. A vascular necrosis occurred in 3.8% of the splinted hips. Despite splintage, a proportion of children needed operation at a later date.

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