Early dislocation in primary total hip arthroplasty: Evaluation of treatment options following closed reduction

Table 3 Data obtained from papers concerning total hip arthroplasty dislocation, including methods of treatment and related outcome, n (%)

Ref.	Year	Total hip arthroplasty	Early dislocations	Treatment	Recurrence (%)	Follow-up
Ritter[15]	1976	502	7	ABD brace	2 (28.6)	NA
Williams et al[16]	1982	1030	13 (non-surgical); 19 (surgical)	16 cast for 6 weeks	1 (6.25)	32 months
Dorr et al[17]	1983	NA	39; type I; type II; type III	ABD brace for 4-6 weeks; ABD brace + revision if needed; revision	23 (59)	NA
Clayton and Thirupathi[18]	1983	289	9	Brace for 6-9 months in case of recurrence	1 (11)	NA
Dorr et al[19]	1998	NA	37; type I (11); type II (12); type III (14)	ABD brace for 4-6 weeks; ABD brace + revision if needed; revision	(45); (82); (NA)	5 years
Joshi et al[20]	1998	NA	59 (161)	52% rest in bed for 10 days; 28% skin traction applied to the lower limb; 9% ABD brace; 6% cast; 5% trans-tibial tuberosity traction	15 (25)	8 years
Yuan and Shih[21]	1999	2728	62 (total 97); posterior instability (39%); soft tissue imbalance (13%); component malposition (48%)	1-2 weeks of skin traction applied to the lower limb for all cases. In case of recurrence: 4-6 weeks ABD brace; 3 months ABD brace; NA	(44)	5.3 years
DeWal et al[22]	2004	NA	91	45 no brace; 46 ABD brace	(64); (61)	4 years
Leichtle et al[23]	2013	5205	24 (total 56)	25% anti-rotational cast; 18% Hohmann bandage; 46% anti-rotational cast + bandage; 11% no treatment	11 (45.8)	NA
Ogonda et al[24]	2022	8606	218	Spica or long leg cylinder cast in case of recurrence + revision if needed	(45.6)	20 years

NA: Not available.