Does early treatment by abduction splintage improve the development of dysplastic but stable neonatal hips?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 302-305

  Wood, M K ^a   Conboy, V ^a   Benson, M K D ^a  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abduction splinting; Dysplasia; Neonatal hips

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034023403     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200005000-00006     Document Type: Article

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