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Early treatment with the von Rosen splint for neonatal instability of the hip is safe regarding avascular necrosis of the femoral head

Background and purpose — Avascular necrosis of the femoral head (AVN) is a complication in treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). We evaluated the risk of AVN after early treatment in the von Rosen splint and measured the diameter of the ossific nucleus at 1 year of age. Children and...

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Autores principales: Wenger, Daniel, Samuelsson, Hanna, Düppe, Henrik, Tiderius, Carl Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4812080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26730503
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1126158