Priority 11 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective interventions (including type and timing of the procedure) for late presenting Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)? (JLA PSP Priority 11)

Overall ranking 11
JLA question ID 0081/11
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP
Evidence

SR: Wang et al., 2016

Health Research Classification System category Musculoskeletal
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples What is the best surgical treatment for late presenting DDH? ~ Outcome of treatment in late presentations of DDH versus treatment of early presentations of DDH (<3 months) ~ At what stage does research show that late diagnosis leads to difficulties in correcting DDH?
Submitted by Physiotherapist x 1 ~ Parent x 11 ~ Orthopaedic surgeon x 22 ~ Nurse x 3 ~ Paediatrician x 1
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0081
PSP name Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 75 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 17 November 2018