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. 2006 Apr 26;30(5):348–351. doi: 10.1007/s00264-006-0113-z

Table 5.

The appearance of avascular necrosis (AVN) in unilateral hip dysplasia after the use of the Pavlik harness on the normal contralateral side; the patients (hips) were grouped according to the length of treatment

Months <3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Hips with AVN 0 2 3 3 1 1 3 6
Number of hips 30 118 182 111 75 49 48 61
Incidence of AVN 0% 1.7% 1.6% 2.7% 1.3% 2% 6.25% 9.8%