Self-made pygal cloth sling for the treatment of congenital dislocation of hip in infants / 中国骨伤

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the early clinical detection and new method for the treatment of congenital dislocation of hip in infants.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From 2006 to 2010, 95 infants with congenital dislocation of hip were treated with self-made pygal cloth sling, including 25 males and 70 females, with an average age of 3.2 months old ranging from 0 to 6 months. Some patients were detected incidentally for the symptoms like asymmetric muscle strength or lower limbs range of motion, and all the patients got diagnosed with dislocation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After the treatment, all of the patients received outpatient view once a month and taken X-ray examination bimonthly. Pygal cloth sling was removed after 2 months. According to the assessment criteria made by LIU Yuan-zhong, 90 patients got an excellent result, 2 good, 2 fair and 1 poor.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Treatment of congenital dislocation of hip in infants with self-made pygal cloth sling promotes the development of acetabulum and femoral head, and worthy further clinical applications.</p>