3. Dynamic splinting versus delayed or none.
Study | Design | Intervention | Comparator |
Bergo 2013 | Cross‐sectional study | Early splinting (Frejka pillow) | Late splinting |
Gardiner 1990 | Quasi‐RCT | Immediate splinting Sonographic surveillance for 2 weeks |
Control |
Kim 2019 | Prospective | Pavlik | Observed |
Laborie 2014 | Observational | Abduction splint (Frejka splint): persistent dislocated or dislocatable | Watchful waiting: clinically or ultrasound unstable but not dislocatable hips |
Larson 2019 | Reterospective | Pavlik harness | Groups were divided based on the age at which the Pavlik harness was initiated: group 1 = < 30 days; group 2 = 30 to 60 days; group 3 = > 60 days |
Murphy 2017 | Reterospective | Pavlik harness | Followed up without treatment |
Paton 2004 | Prospective | Early splinting (Pavlik) | Follow up with ultrasound |
Pollett 2020 | RCT | Pavlik harness | Active surveillance |
Reikerås 2002 | Babies 'divided' into 2 groups | Frejkas pillow for 16 weeks | Untreated |
Rosendahl 2010 | RCT | Immediate abduction splinting for at least 6 weeks (Frejka pillow splint with sonographic follow up) | Active sonographic surveillance but no treatment for 6 weeks |
Sucato 1999 | Reterospective review (observational) | Pavlik (chosen at the discretion of the treating physician) | No treatment |
Wilkinson 2002 | Retrospective | Pavlik | Not splinted |
Wood 2000 | RCT | Pavlik | No splint |
RCT: Randomised controlled trial