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Question: Among infants with resolved developmental dysplasia of the hip, does ongoing radiographic surveillance identify residual dysplasia frequently enough to justify the risks of radiation exposure?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Retrospective cohort
Investigators from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied whether the risks of radiation exposure from follow-up radiographs in infants who had resolution or successful treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) outweighed the benefits of continued surveillance. Consecutive infants with “normalized” DDH who were treated between 2008 and 2012 were retrospectively studied. Treatment was either a Pavlik harness or observation. By 4 months of age, each infant had achieved a stable clinical examination and an ultrasound revealing no …
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