Diagnosing congenital dislocation of the hip.

Diagnosing congenital dislocation of the hip.

innovations occurring in these settings are more generally taken up? For new practices originating in private establishments it will be particularly difficult. We must have a system that recognises, assesses, and communicates these new practices for the benefit of all elderly people. The route for their dissemination should be through purchasing authorities ensuring that they have the means to ...

Difficulties in diagnosing and managing congenital dislocation of the hip.

In a 10-year retrospective study of 25 921 consecutive deliveries in a neonatal unit in Newcastle upon Tyne 271 cases of congenital dislocation of the hips were identified. Of these, the outcome was unsatisfactory in 12: four diagnoses were missed at birth and eight children required further surgical treatment. Radiological abnormalities were detected in a further five children at long-term fol...

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

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip

be congratulated on his admirable account of the operation of Lorenz in his book 'Congenital Dislocation of the Hip.' The operation is an extremely technical one, and the ordinary practising surgeon cannot hope to be successful except in a few cases, unless he has mastered all the details of the operation and seen it performed by an expert. There can be no doubt that the disease is not sufficie...