From: Tübingen hip flexion splints for developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants aged 0–6 months
Successful treatment (n = 128) | Failed treatment (n = 25) | p-value | |
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Age at treatment initiation, week | 8.0 ± 5.2 | 11.7 ± 6.6 | 0.020 |
Male, n (%) | 23 (18) | 3 (12) | 0.663 |
Unilateral DDH, n (%) | 91 (71.1) | 12 (48) | 0.024 |
Family history of DDH, n (%) | 8 (6.3) | 7 (28) | 0.003 |
Breech infant, n (%) | 27 (21.1) | 8 (32) | 0.235 |
Swaddling, n (%) | 24 (18.7) | 8 (32) | 0.136 |
First born, n (%) | 56 (43.8) | 15 (60) | 0.136 |
Oligohydramnios, n (%) | 17 (13.3) | 2 (8) | 0.689 |
Birth weight > 3.5 kg, n (%) | 13 (10.2) | 0 (0) | 0.203 |
Torticollis/foot deformity, n (%) | 7 (5.5) | 1 (4) | 1.000 |
Graf type IV, n (%) | 7 (5.5) | 17 (68) | < 0.001 |