[Self-made pygal cloth sling for the treatment of congenital dislocation of hip in infants].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the early clinical detection and new method for the treatment of congenital dislocation of hip in infants.

METHODS

From 2006 to 2010, 95 infants with congenital dislocation of hip were treated with self-made pygal cloth sling, including 25 males and 70 females, with an average age of 3.2 months old ranging from 0 to 6 months. Some patients were detected incidentally for the symptoms like asymmetric muscle strength or lower limbs range of motion, and all the patients got diagnosed with dislocation.

RESULTS

After the treatment, all of the patients received outpatient view once a month and taken X-ray examination bimonthly. Pygal cloth sling was removed after 2 months. According to the assessment criteria made by LIU Yuan-zhong, 90 patients got an excellent result, 2 good, 2 fair and 1 poor.

CONCLUSION

Treatment of congenital dislocation of hip in infants with self-made pygal cloth sling promotes the development of acetabulum and femoral head, and worthy further clinical applications.