Table 5 Summary of literatures for treating developmental dysplasia of the hip using the Tübingen splint
From: Tübingen hip flexion splints for developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants aged 0–6 months
Year | Author | Patients (hips) | Age at treatment initiation (day) | Graf classification | Success | Failure | Success rate | Avascular necrosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | T. Seidl [16] | 42 (50) | 3.5 | IIc | 6 | 0 | 49/50 (98%) | 0 |
D | 33 | 0 | ||||||
III | 10 | 0 | ||||||
IV | 0 | 1 | ||||||
2013 | Bayalag Munkhuu [17] | 99 (120) | 1.9 | IIc | 35 | 1 | 95/97 (98%) | 0 |
D | 70 | 0 | ||||||
III | 14 | 1 | ||||||
IV | – | – | ||||||
2014 | Hakan Atalar [18] | 49 (60) | 126 | IIb | 19 | 0 | 56/60 (93.3%) | 0 |
IIc | 24 | 3 | ||||||
D | 1 | 0 | ||||||
III | 11 | 1 | ||||||
IV | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2014 | Vito Pavone [19] | 351 (554) | 39 | IIb | – | – | 92.3% | 3 |
IIc | – | – | ||||||
D | – | – | ||||||
III | – | – | ||||||
IV | – | – | ||||||
2017 | Hannes Kubo [7] | 79 (109) | < 42 | D | 51 | 0 | 104/109 (95.4%) | |
III | 45 | 1 | ||||||
IV | 8 | 4 | ||||||
2018 | Murat Yegen [20] | 92 (104) | 83 | IIc | – | – | 78 (75%) | 0 |
D | – | – | ||||||
III | – | – | ||||||
IV | – | – | ||||||
2019 | Lin Ran [21] | 34 (43) | 100 | IIb | 18 | 0 | 29/43 (67.4%) | 0 |
IIc | 7 | 3 | ||||||
D | 0 | 0 | ||||||
III | 1 | 0 | ||||||
IV | 3 | 11 |