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Ann R Coll Surg Engl ; 95(2): 113-7, 2013 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23484993

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to define the clinical indications and demographic characteristics of patients under-going open reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), and determine the proportion due to preventable failures of contemporary clinical screening and early management. METHODS: Case notes were reviewed of consecutive primary open reductions performed for non-teratologic hip dislocation at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children over a five-year period. Forty-eight patients (64 hips) were suitable for inclusion. A telephone survey confirmed selective hip ultrasonography screening protocols were employed in all maternity hospitals in our referral base. RESULTS: There were no cases of open reduction for unilateral DDH following Pavlik treatment commenced by six weeks of age, highlighting the importance of early detection and treatment. Eleven cases (23%) may have been avoided by appropriate implementation of existing selective ultrasonography screening protocols. Thirty-four cases (71%) presented after four months of age, suggesting open reduction is associated with late diagnosis rather than failure of primary management. None of these patients had neonatal hip ultrasonography and only 12% (4 patients) had a risk factor that should have triggered a scan. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with published results, the contemporary screening practices in our referral base are failing to eliminate late presenting DDH and the need for open surgical reduction. Changes in strategy and implementation are required to significantly improve screening efficacy.


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Hip Dislocation, Congenital/surgery , Child, Preschool , Delayed Diagnosis , Early Diagnosis , Female , Hip Dislocation, Congenital/diagnosis , Hospitals, Maternity/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Infant , Male , Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Treatment Failure
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J Bone Joint Surg Br ; 94(9): 1288-91, 2012 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22933505

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We describe three cases of infantile tibia vara resulting from an atraumatic slip of the proximal tibial epiphysis upon the metaphysis. There appears to be an association between this condition and severe obesity. Radiologically, the condition is characterised by a dome-shaped metaphysis, an open growth plate and disruption of the continuity between the lateral borders of the epiphysis and metaphysis, with inferomedial translation of the proximal tibial epiphysis. All patients were treated by realignment of the proximal tibia by distraction osteogenesis with an external circulator fixator, and it is suggested that this is the optimal method for correction of this complex deformity. There are differences in the radiological features and management between conventional infantile Blount's disease and this 'slipped upper tibial epiphysis' variant.


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Bone Diseases, Developmental/etiology , Bone Diseases, Developmental/surgery , Epiphyses, Slipped/complications , Epiphyses, Slipped/surgery , Osteochondrosis/congenital , Bone Diseases, Developmental/diagnostic imaging , Child , Epiphyses, Slipped/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Obesity/complications , Osteochondrosis/diagnostic imaging , Osteochondrosis/etiology , Osteochondrosis/surgery , Osteogenesis, Distraction , Radiography
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