Treatment of the Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip with an Abduction Brace in Children up to 6 Months Old

Table 1

Clinical findings: algorithm.

(a)

Clinical findings and risk factors (RF)			Code
(A) Dislocated	(1) Nonreducible		A1
	(2) Reducible		A2
(B) Nondislocated	(1) Unstable	(1.1) Unstable after 1-2 weeks	B11
		(1.2) Stable after 1-2 weeks	B12
	(2) Stable	(2.1) Positive RF	B21
		(2.2) Negative RF	B22

(b)

Code	Management
A1	US + traction + cast
A2	US + abduction brace
B11	US + abduction brace
B12	US at 4–6 weeks, routine physical examination
B21	US at 4–6 weeks, routine physical examination
B22	Routine physical examination