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Table 3 Summary of literature data on the use of preliminary traction in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip

From: The effectiveness of preliminary traction in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip

Authors

Journal, year of publication

Number of hips (traction vs no traction)

Use of preliminary traction

Incidence of AVN (%)

Length of follow-up

Recommendations for traction use

Weinstein, Ponseti (Iowa, USA) [14]

JBJS Am, 1979

10 vs 12 hips

Comparative

10% vs 10%

3.5 y

Not recommended

Kahle et al. (Utah, USA) [28]

JBJS Am, 1990

47 hips

No

3.5%

> 2 y

Not recommended

Fish et al. (Michigan, USA) [16]

JPO, 1991

Survey (POSNA)

Comparative

Not reported

Not reported

Recommended

Tavares et al. (Iowa, USA) [29]

JPO, 1994

27 hips

Yes

7.4%

Not reported

Recommended

Quinn et al. (Connecticut, USA) [17]

JPO, 1994

75 hips

Yes

6.7%

5.4 y

Not recommended

Daoud et al. (Algeria) [30]

JBJS Am, 1996

50 hips

Yes

10%

4 y

Recommended

Weinstein (Iowa, USA) [18]

CORR, 1997

Update

No

Not reported

Not reported

Not recommended

Langenskiold et al. (Finland) [20]

JPO, 2000

176 vs 86 hips

Comparative

2.8% vs 46.5%

13.1 y

Recommended

Kutlu et al. (Turkey) [19]

JPO, 2000

89 vs 65 hips

Comparative

4.5% vs 0%

5 y vs 2.5 y

Not recommended

Yamada et al. (Japan) [21]

JBJS Br, 2003

62 hips

Yes

1.6%

> 2 y

Recommended

Sibinski et al. (Poland) [22]

Int Orthop, 2006

107 vs 48 hips

Comparative

1.9% vs 14.6%

19.5 y

Recommended

Rampal et al. (France) [23]

JBJS Br, 2008

47 hips

Yes

2.1%

14.3 y

Recommended

Terjesen et al. (Norway) [11]

JBJS Am, 2014

90 hips

Yes

10%

51.6 y

Recommended

Schur et al. (California, USA) [33]

J Child Orthop, 2016

70 hips

Yes

35%

5 y

Not recommended

Sucato et al. (Texas, USA) [12]

JPO, 2017

276 vs 66 hips

Comparative

18% vs 8%

10.4 y

Not recommended

Park et al. (Korea) [31]

Ther Clin Risk Manag, 2018

Systematic review (683 hips)

Comparative

5–47% vs 0–72%

Not reported

Not recommended

Wicart et al. (France) [32]

J Child Orthop, 2018

Review

Yes

2% to 72%

Not reported

Recommended

Li et al. (China) [13]

JPO B, 2019

Systematic review (440 hips)

Comparative

14% vs 14.5%

3.1 y

Not recommended