Use of an abduction brace for developmental dysplasia of the hip after failure of Pavlik harness use

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-177

  Hedequist, Daniel ^a   Kasser, James ^a   Emans, John ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abduction brace; DDH; Pavlik harness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WALKING AID;

FEMALE; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037371269     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200303000-00008     Document Type: Article

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