BackgroundCongenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common congenital anomaly in children and also the leading cause of mortality from congenital anomalies. Various factors including smoking, drinking alcohol and addiction play role in development of congenital heart diseases. This study was conducted with the aim of investigation of the prevalence of addiction in parents of children with co...

The term "developmental dysplasia or dislocation of the hip" (DDH) refers to the complete spectrum of abnormalities involving the growing hip, with varied expression from dysplasia to subluxation to dislocation of the hip joint. Unlike the term "congenital dysplasia or dislocation of the hip," DDH is not restricted to congenital problems but also includes developmental problems of the hip. It i...

OBJECTIVE To discuss the merits of the patient follow up study design for the evaluation of some specific mass screening programmes. DESIGN Theoretical evaluation illustrated by two examples. SETTING Department of Public Health Erasmus University Rotterdam. MAIN RESULTS The gold standard for evaluation of favourable effects of screening is the randomised controlled trial (RCT). Applicatio...

During the last decade it has become evident that Perthes' disease can no longer be considered as a local ischaemic disorder in an otherwise normal child.1-3 The affected child's growth and development are unusual in several respects, namely (figure): * Bone aFe3-5 * Stature 8 and growth velocity9 * Disproportionate skeletal growth6 7 * Hormonesl'-2 * Congenital anomalies and defects13 14 * The...

A prerequisite for the development of congenital dislocation of the hip is ligamentous laxity of the hip-joint, which is demonstrable shortly after birth when the hip can be easily dislocated and reduced. This situation is described as dislocatable hip. Ligamentous laxity naturally tends to disappear, and 90% of all dislocatable hips in fact stabilize spontaneously. No dislocation develops unle...

not be. It is generally accepted by medical professionals that the manifestation of multigenetic disease during the lifetime of a gene carrier depends on certain environmental factors. This hip disorder can develop and even be exacerbated when certain environmental factors are present, but can also recede without further intervention following elimination of those same factors at an early devel...

We report a patient with congenital Chagas disease in Japan. This report reemphasizes the role of neglected and emerging tropical diseases in the era of globalization. It also indicates the need for increased vigilance for detecting Chagas disease in non-disease-endemic countries.

Introduction: Congenital Zika syndrome can generate microcephaly and spastic motor syndromes, limb deformities, arthrogryposis. Hip dysplasia, associated with this syndrome, is frequent but poorly studied. Objective: To describe the radiographic alterations of hip in patients Syndrome (CZS). Methods: Observational cross-sectional cohort study. We studied 25 a serological diagnosis CZS sample 50...

Background Hip dysplasia is an abnormality of the hip joint where the socket portion does not fully cover the ball portion, which might increase the risk of joint dislocation. Hip dysplasia may occur at birth or develop in early life. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of treatment with Tübingen hip flexion splint for Dev...