Standardized incidence rates of total hip replacement for primary hip osteoarthritis in the 5 Nordic countries: similarities and differences
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Reconstruction of the Acetabulum in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Total Hip Replacement
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) or congenital hip dysplasia (CDH) is the most prevalent developmental childhood hip disorder. It includes a wide spectrum of hip abnormalities ranging from dysplasia to subluxation and complete dislocation of the hip joint. The natural history of neglected DDH in adults is highly variable. The mean age of onset of symptoms is 34.5 years for dysplastic DD...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1745-3674,1745-3682
DOI: 10.1080/17453670610012917