Active monitoring versus immediate abduction as treatment of stable developmental dysplasia of the hip: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This systematic review aims to compare the effects of active monitoring and abduction treatment on the Graf alpha angle, Acetabular Index (AI) and femoral head coverage in infants with stable developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Design

Systematic review reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data sources

A search of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane and Web of Science databases was performed in January 2020 and updated in January 2021.

Eligibility criteria

(Non-)randomised studies comparing active monitoring with abduction treatment in infants younger than 4 months with stable DDH were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

All eligible articles were methodologically assessed u

SUBMITTER: Paulussen EMB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486180 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature