Key result
A 5-month-old boy treated with closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip developed severe Perthes' disease at age 3 years and 7 months, achieving Stullberg type II at 10-year follow-up.
Population
1 male infant (5-month-old) with developmental dysplasia of the hip after failure of Pavlik harness
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
up to 10 years of age
Authors
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Raises possibility of late Perthes' after DDH reduction; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the potential for severe Perthes' disease or late avascular necrosis to develop after successful closed reduction of developmental dysplasia of the hip.
Kim et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Developmental dysplasia of the hip and Perthes' disease (n=1). Adductor tenotomy, closed reduction, and hip spica cast was evaluated on Development of Perthes' disease and Stullberg classification at follow-up. A 5-month-old boy treated with closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip developed severe Perthes' disease at age 3 years and 7 months, achieving Stullberg type II at 10-year follow-up.
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