Early Abduction Splintage on Stable Hips in Infants With Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (BBH)

Regional University Hospital Center (CHRU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Congenital Hip Dysplasia

Treatments: Device: Abduction splintage

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02885831

BBH (RB 16-057)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to prove the improvement of pubo-femoral distance by early abduction splintage in one-month-old infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip (with a clinical stable hip but an abnormal hip ultrasonography).

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 2 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Term infants
• Infants between 1 and 2 months of age at inclusion
• Clinically stable hip
• Pathological ultrasonography : pubo-femoral distance >6mm and bony rim percentage <50%
• Non objection of the family

Exclusion criteria

• Clinically unstable hip
• Normal ultrasonography
• Neuro-orthopedic disease
• Postural deformity of the pelvis
• Participation refusal

Trial design

90 participants in 2 patient groups

A - Abduction splintage

Description:

Treatment by abduction splintage. Sonographic, clinical and radiographic surveillance. 45 patients.

Treatment:

Device: Abduction splintage

B - Surveillance

Description:

No treatment by abduction splintage. Sonographic, clinical and radiographic surveillance. 45 patients