Treatment of Congenital Hip Dislocation and Dysplasia with the Pavlik Harness - Concepedia

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Treatment of Congenital Hip Dislocation and Dysplasia with the Pavlik Harness

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1981

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Alan H. Johnson, Richard J. Aadalen, VINCENT E. EILERS, Robert B. Winter

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Hip ArthroplastyOrthopaedicsCongenital Hip DislocationSurgeryPavlik HarnessJoint ReplacementMedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryPediatric Orthopedic SurgerySuccessful Means

Abstract

The Pavlik harness proved to be a successful means of treating congenital hip dislocation and dysplasia. Success occurred without significant complications in 99% of the treated hips.