Examining the Short-Term Natural History of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Infancy: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was an update on the AAOS clinical practice guideline's analysis of the natural history of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The objective was to delineate the natural history of clinical instability or radiologic abnormalities of the hip in infants by identifying the proportion of cases that resolved without treatment compared to cases that progressed and/or required treatment.

Methods

We performed a literature search of PUBMED to identify studies which evaluated the natural history of DDH. We used the same search strategy as that utilized in the previous AAOS guidelines, updated to include articles published between September 2013 and May 2021. We assessed the quality of included articles using the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine lev

SUBMITTER: Zomar BO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688652 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature