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Algorithm for Treating DDH

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Clinical Stage:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical Findings:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treatment:br/>
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/b>a href="/joints/hip/treatment-of-ddh-new-born-birth-to-6-months/">Newborn/a>br/>
 
 
 
 
Dislocated  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+ a href="/joints/hip/ortolanis-test-for-congenital-hip-dislocation/">Ortolani/a>  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a href="/joints/hip/pavlik-harness/">Pavlik harness/a>br/>
 
 
 
 
Dislocatable  
 
 
 
 
 
 
+ Barlow  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a href="/joints/hip/pavlik-harness/">Pavlik harness/a>br/>
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/b>a href="/joints/hip/treatment-of-ddh-new-born-birth-to-6-months/"> br/>
 
 
 
 
Dislocatable  
 
 
 
 
 
 
+ /a>a href="/joints/hip/ortolanis-test-for-congenital-hip-dislocation/">Ortolani/a>  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a href="/joints/hip/pavlik-harness/">Pavlik harness/a>br/>
 
 
 
 
Unreducible  
 
 
 
 
 
 
- a href="/joints/hip/ortolanis-test-for-congenital-hip-dislocation/">Ortolani/a>  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a href="/joints/hip/traction-for-ddh/">Traction/a> & Closed Reduction;br/>
b> /b>a href="/joints/hip/ddh-6-to-24-months-of-age/"> > 6 mo /a>:br/>
 
 
 
 
Unreducible  
 
 
 
 
 
 
- a href="/joints/hip/ortolanis-test-for-congenital-hip-dislocation/">Ortolani/a>  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a href="/joints/hip/traction-for-ddh/">Traction/a> & Closed Reductionbr/>
 
 
 
 
Failed Reduction  
 
 
> 5 mm medial  
 
 
 
 
 
 
a href="/joints/hip/open-reduction-for-ddh/">open reduction/a>br/>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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b> /b>a href="/bones/pelvic/rx-of-cdh-ages-3-years-to-8-years/"> > 3 yr /a>:br/>
 
 
 
Dislocated  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trendelenburg gait  
 
 
 
a href="/joints/hip/open-reduction-for-ddh/">open reduction/a>, shortening +/-br/>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pelvic or Femoralbr/>
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