Letter to the Editor: Correlation between acetabular index at 3 and 12 months of age: a longitudinal radiographic study of 228 neonates treated for 6 or 12 weeks with the von Rosen splint for developmental dysplasia of the hip

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  • Soner Kocak University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1607-5432

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https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.45783

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Acetabular index, Developmental dysplasia of the hip, Paediatric orthopaedics, von Rosen splint

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Sand A, Wenger D, Düppe H, Tiderius C J. Correlation between acetabular index at 3 and 12 months of age: a longitudinal radiographic study of 228 neonates treated for 6 or 12 weeks with the von Rosen splint for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Acta Orthop 2026; 97: 9-13. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2025.45043. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.45043

Saeed A, Bradley C S, Verma Y, Kelley S P. Resolving residual acetabular dysplasia following successful brace treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants. Bone Joint J 2024; 106-B(7): 744-50. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.106B7.BJJ-2023-1169.R1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.106B7.BJJ-2023-1169.R1

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2026-04-16

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Kocak, S. (2026). Letter to the Editor: Correlation between acetabular index at 3 and 12 months of age: a longitudinal radiographic study of 228 neonates treated for 6 or 12 weeks with the von Rosen splint for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Acta Orthopaedica, 97, 243–244. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.45783

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Vol. 97 (2026): Acta Orthopaedica

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