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The treatment of congenital dislocation of the knee with the pavlik harness

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We have used the Pavlik harness in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the knee in six knees in five patients, with satisfactory results. We believe that the muscles in the thigh which cross both the hip and knee joints, the rectus femoris and hamstrings, play an important role in the spontaneous reduction of the joint. Full correction is not always obtained, our results are comparable with those described by other authors. We consider that the advantages of using the harness are that a spontaneous correction can be obtained, maximal correction can be obtained after three months of treatment and the method is safer than others used.

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Le harnais de Pavlik a été utilisé pour traiter la luxation congénitale du genou chez cinq malades (6 genoux), avec des résultats satisfaisants. On peut penser que les muscles de la cuisse qui croisent à la fois la hanche et le genou, droit antérieur et ischio-jambiers, jouent un rôle important dans la réduction spontanée de la luxation. Bien qu'une correction complète n'ait pas toujours été obtenue, les résultats de cette série sont comparables à ceux qui ont été présentés par d'autres auteurs. Les avantages du harnais de Pavlik sont les suivants:

  • une réduction spontanée peut être obtenue,

  • la correction maximale peut être atteinte apprès 3 mois de traitement,

  • cette méthode est moins agressive que d'autres types de traitement.

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Iwaya, T., Sakaguchi, R. & Tsuyama, N. The treatment of congenital dislocation of the knee with the pavlik harness. International Orthopaedics 7, 25–30 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267556

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