Congenital dislocation of the hip in Budapest, Hungary.

Congenital dislocation of the hip in Budapest, Hungary.

For the last few years nearly all newborn infants born in Budapest, a city of two million inhabitants, have received an orthopaedic examination which includes a screening test for congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH). Suspected cases of CDH were kept under observation and received treatment if necessary. In this way a total of 3,000 treated cases born between 1962 and 1967 became available f...

Incidence of congenital dislocation of the hip in Hungary.

Of the 18,219 live births registered in Bek6s County (Hungary) in the period 1970-72, 523 infants came to treatment for congenital dislocation of the hip. The diagnosis was verified by radiography. The incidence of 28 7 per 1,000 live births is consistent with the values noted in a previous study conducted in Budapest. Differences in applying diagnostic criteria, the high proportion of first-bo...

INCIDENCE OF CONGENITAL DISLOCATION THE HIP IN SHIRAZ

During an eight month prospective study, 8240 newborns were examined for detection of congenital dislocation of the hip from Oct. 23, 1991 to June 22, 1992. On fIrst examination we found 1302 neonates (158/1000 live births) to have abnormal hips 1063 (81.6%) were prone to subluxation (subluxatable), 218 (16.81 %) prone to dislocation (dislocatable), 17 (1.3%) were dislocated and 4 (0.3%) w...

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in Newborns in the City of Mashhad

Background: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), formerly known as congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH) is a common congenital malformation which occurs worldwide with variable frequencies in respect to the race and geographic distribution.   Objective: To determine the incidence of DDH, its predisposing factors and the diagnostic value of click for its detection.  Methods: In a cross-s...

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip