Clinical Stage:
Clinical Findings:
Treatment:
Newborn
Dislocated
+ Ortolani
Pavlik harness
Dislocatable
+ Barlow
Pavlik harness
Dislocatable
+ Ortolani
Pavlik harness
Unreducible
- Ortolani
Traction & Closed Reduction;
> 6 mo :
Unreducible
- Ortolani
Traction & Closed Reduction
Failed Reduction
> 5 mm medial
open reduction
die pool
> 3 yr :
Dislocated
Trendelenburg gait
open reduction, shortening +/-
Pelvic or Femoral
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.