TABLE 3.
Type and Duration of Immobilization for Case 1 Reported by Surgeons
| Length of Immobilization (wk) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Immobilization | No. Surgeons [n (%)] | Full Time Use | Full Time, off for Transport | Not Full Time | 3 | 3-4 | 4 | 4-6 | 6 | 12 | Continued Immobilization Recommended |
| Bilateral long leg splints (Zimmer splints) and abduction wedge | 9 (32) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Abduction wedge only | 8 (29) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Hip spica cast | 2 (7) | 2 | NA | NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Petrie or Broomstick cast | 2 (7) | 2 | NA | NA | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Bilateral long leg splints (Zimmer splints) only (no wedge) | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Bilateral short leg casts with derotation bar and knee immobilizers | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Hip abduction orthosis and long leg casts | 1 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| None | 4 (14) | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||||||
| Length of restriction (wk) | |||||||||||
| Range of motion restrictions | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 12 | ||||||
| Hip flexion | 7 (25) | Range: 30-90 degrees | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Hip adduction | 11 (40) | Range: 0-40 degrees abduction | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Time postoperative (wk) | |||||||||||
| Return to weight-bearing | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 8 | 12 | |||||
| Partial | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Full | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |||||
NA indicates not applicable.