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Our newborn baby has a hip problem called DDH. She's already wearing a special splint and she's only two weeks old. Couldn't this really wait until she's at least a month old? It seems so awful to keep her all trussed up like this.

The Pavlik splint you are using holds the infant's legs open wide and bent at the hips. This puts the head of the hip joint right into the hip socket.

The problem of developmental dysplasia of the hip or DDH is that the hip socket is too shallow. Keeping the ball of the joint up in the socket helps it form properly with the right amount of bony coverage. That's important to prevent the ball from slipping out of the socket, a problem called hip dislocation.

The earlier the harness is started, the better her chances for a good result. At least one study showed waiting more than 16 days had a higher failure rate. Taking the harness off too early can also spell disaster. Children must be followed for up to five years to make sure the results are good. A successful result with the Pavlik harness can turn into failure even years later.


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