Pavlik harness

One treatment that can be used on newborns or infants is called a Pavlik harness.

Complications can occur when using the Pavlik Harness.

The Pavlik harness is the most widely used device, but the Frejka splint and some other devices are also used.

I was told that my baby is most likely okay but that I have to strap her up in a 'Pavlik Harness'for 3 months.

Early hip dysplasia can often be treated using a Pavlik harness (see photograph) or the Frejka pillow/splint in the first year of life with usually normal results.

My baby was breach and I was also informed immediately after her birth that she would need to wear the Pavlik Harness to correct her shallow hip sockets.

Definitive treatments: – Splint (e.g., Pavlik harness for children from birth to 8 months of age) – Casting – Surgery Referral Refer child as soon as possible for assessment by a physician.

The Pavlik harness is a soft harness-like device that has straps that hold the legs apart and bent at the knee, in an attempt to keep the femur (ball) in the acetabulum (socket) in the correct position.

She said: 'Had her condition been picked up earlier, it could have potentially been rectified with a less invasive procedure, involving what is known as a Pavlik Harness where the hips are held in place to encourage them to grow around the socket.

Cases of Femoral Nerve Palsy and Avascular Necrosis of the femoral head have been reported with the use of the Pavlik harness, but whether these cases were due to improper application of the device or a complication encountered in the course of the disorder remains unresolved.