Introduction The term ‘developmental dysplasia of the hip’ (DDH) includes a wide spectrum of hip alterations: neonatal instability; acetabular dysplasia; hip subluxation; and true dislocation of the hip. 1 – 3 Looseness or laxity within
Alfonso Vaquero-Picado, Gaspar González-Morán, Enrique Gil Garay, and Luis Moraleda
K Venkatadass, V Durga Prasad, Nasser Mohammed Mansor Al Ahmadi, and S Rajasekaran
Introduction Surgical correction of idiopathic developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is one of the most challenging problems in pediatric orthopedic surgery. The treatment goal is to achieve a stable, congruent and concentric hip joint as
Bülent Atilla
Introduction Patients with untreated developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) may eventually develop secondary osteoarthritis, beginning in early adulthood. Arthroplasty is the main treatment of choice. In some countries, DDH is the main cause
Ioannis Gkiatas, Anastasia Boptsi, Dimitra Tserga, Ioannis Gelalis, Dimitrios Kosmas, and Emilios Pakos
Introduction Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), also known by the preceding term congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH), is one of the most prevalent congenital malformations. 1 , 2 DDH has a wide spectrum of anatomical
Pieter Bas de Witte, Christiaan J A van Bergen, Babette L de Geest, Floor Willeboordse, Joost H van Linge, Yvon M den Hartog, Magritha (Margret) M H P Foreman-van Drongelen, Renske M Pereboom, Simon G F Robben, Bart J Burger, M Adhiambo Witlox, and Melinda M E H Witbreuk
Introduction Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) has a reported incidence of 3–4% in children under the age of 6 months. Actual dislocations are reported in 0.1–0.2% ( 1 ). If undiagnosed or untreated, consequences can be severe
Christiaan J A van Bergen, Pieter Bas de Witte, Floor Willeboordse, Babette L de Geest, Magritha (Margret) M H P Foreman-van Drongelen, Bart J Burger, Yvon M den Hartog, Joost H van Linge, Renske M Pereboom, Simon G F Robben, M Adhiambo Witlox, and Melinda M E H Witbreuk
Introduction Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a very common disorder in young children. In the Netherlands, the incidence is 3.7% in children up to 6 months of age ( 1 ). The vast majority of these cases represent centered dysplasia
Maurizio De Pellegrin, Lucrezia Montanari, Desiree Moharamzadeh, and Oliver Eberhardt
development of ultrasound (US) screening programmes in the 1980s for the evaluation of hip dysplasia, the labrum acquired an increasingly important role as a landmark in Graf’s classification and US technique. 9 – 12 The US examination allows the correct
Stig Storgaard Jakobsen, Søren Overgaard, Kjeld Søballe, Ole Ovesen, Bjarne Mygind-Klavsen, Christian Andreas Dippmann, Michael Ulrich Jensen, Jens Stürup, and Jens Retpen
Background The interest in treating hip pathologies, such as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and labral tears in patients without radiographic signs of osteoarthritis (OA), has rapidly increased
Markus S. Hanke, Till D. Lerch, Florian Schmaranzer, Malin K. Meier, Simon D. Steppacher, and Klaus A. Siebenrock
Over the past two decades, substantial increase in the knowledge of pre-arthritic conditions of the hip joint including femoroacetabular impingement, development dysplasia of the hip, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, residual deformities after
Markus S. Hanke, Florian Schmaranzer, Simon D. Steppacher, Till D. Lerch, and Klaus A. Siebenrock
Over the past two decades, substantial increases in the knowledge of pre-arthritic conditions of the hip joint, including developmental dysplasia of the hip, femoro-acetabular impingement, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, residual deformities