Late Closed Reduction in Patients with Congenital Hip Disease

Abstract

Late diagnosed and treated with closed reduction and prolonged plaster immobilisation in extreme abduction of newborns with CHD, was almost the rule in our country in earlier decades. As a result, the disordered anatomy of these hips made a future THR technically even more difficult. This situation significantly improved over time with the introduction of the use of ultrasound as a screening test and early application of a proper treatment. Consequently, in recent years, orthopaedic surgeons rather seldom come up against patients with severe hip deformities because of late treatment in infancy.