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Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
Published in: Journal of Children's Orthopaedics 3/2016

Open Access 01-06-2016 | Original Clinical Article

Risk factors for avascular necrosis after closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip

Authors: Mathew D. Schur, Christopher Lee, Alexandre Arkader, Anthony Catalano, Paul D. Choi

Published in: Journal of Children's Orthopaedics | Issue 3/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate risk factors of avascular necrosis (AVN) after closed treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Methods

A retrospective review of children diagnosed with DDH at a tertiary-care children’s hospital between 1986 and 2009 was performed. The presence of AVN was assessed according to Salter’s classification system.

Results

Eighty-two affected hips in 70 children with an average age of 10 months at closed reduction (range 1–31 months) and 5 years (range 2–19 years) of follow-up met the inclusion criteria. Twenty-nine (of 82, 35 %) affected hips developed AVN. The use of pre-reduction traction (p = 0.019) increased the risk of AVN, while preoperative Pavlik harness or brace trial (p = 0.28), presence of ossific nucleus at the time of closed reduction (p = 0.16), and adductor tenotomy (p = 0.37) were not significant factors. Laterality (right vs. left) was also not a significant risk factor (p = 0.75), but patients who underwent closed reduction for bilateral DDH were less likely to develop AVN (p = 0.027). Overall, the degree of abduction did not affect the rate of AVN (p = 0.87). However, in patients treated with closed reduction younger than 6 months of age, the rate of AVN was increased with abduction ≥50° (9/15, 60 %) compared to abduction <50° (0/8, 0 %) (p = 0.007). Patients who developed AVN were more likely to require subsequent surgery (p = 0.034) and more likely to report a fair/poor clinical outcome (p = 0.049).

Conclusions

The risk of AVN (35 %) following closed reduction and spica casting for DDH is high. The degree of abduction in spica casts appears to be a risk factor in patients ≤6 months old. The authors recommend that abduction in spica casts should be limited to <50° in children younger than 6 months of age.

Level of evidence

IV.
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Metadata
Title
Risk factors for avascular necrosis after closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip
Authors
Mathew D. Schur
Christopher Lee
Alexandre Arkader
Anthony Catalano
Paul D. Choi
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1863-2521
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2548
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11832-016-0743-7

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