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Developmentaldisplacement of The Hip
The term of developmental displacement of the hip back to the time of Hippocrates, This condition, also known as hip dysplasia or Developmental Displacement of the hip (including subluxation, dislocation, and dysplasia), has been diagnosedand treated for severat hundredyears. And reported the association between apparent shortening of the flexed Jemur and hip dislocation. A braader dejinifion of DDH is simply abnormal growth of the hip. Abnormal development of the hip includes the osseous structures, such as the acetabulum and the proximal Jemur, and the labrum, capsule, and other softtissues. This condition may Occur at any time, from conception to skeletal malurity, and related to the custom of maintaining the hips of newborn infants, in extension and adduclion by tightly wrapped blanket. Since then, significant progress has been made in the evaluation and treatment of Developmental Displacement of the hip . Numerous radiographic measurements have been used to assist in the evaluation of developmental dysplasia of the hip (a typical radiographic evaluation is described in this image)
Keywords : hip, Displacement, development
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