Early Abduction Splintage on Stable Hips in Infants With Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Early Abduction Splintage on Stable Hips in Infants With Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip : Improvement or Overtreatment ?

The aim of this study is to prove the improvement of pubo-femoral distance by early abduction splintage in one-month-old infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip (with a clinical stable hip but an abnormal hip ultrasonography).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Term infants
• Infants between 1 and 2 months of age at inclusion
• Clinically stable hip
• Pathological ultrasonography : pubo-femoral distance >6mm and bony rim percentage <50%
• Non objection of the family

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinically unstable hip
• Normal ultrasonography
• Neuro-orthopedic disease
• Postural deformity of the pelvis
• Participation refusal