This month we highlight developmental dysplasia of the hip. The entity is one known since the beginning of recorded history, although until relatively recently it was known in the English language as congenital dislocation of the hip. Our Classic this month reproduces an article published in 1891 by AM Phelps describing a patient with an unusual congenital anterior dislocation of the hip and al...

Dr. Carl E. Badgley was born in 1893, the son of a Presbyterian minister [2]. He received his medical degree at the University of Michigan in 1919, and became interested in orthopaedic surgery owing to Drs. Hugh Cabot and LeRoy Abbott. He was appointed as an instructor of surgery in 1920 and was appointed professor and head of the Section of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1932, an appointment he retain...

The use of abduction splintage in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip has an important morbidity. Six children who developed complications are presented in this paper. Sustained splintage of an unreduced hip, overcorrection of the femoral head displacement, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, full thickness pressure sores, and excessive tibial torsion may occur as a consequen...

INTRODUCTION Congenital dysplasia of the hip is an abnormal seating of the femoral head in the acetabulum, mainly caused by shallow acetabulum and lax joint capsule. Genetic factors play a considerable role in the pathogenesis of congenital dysplasia of the hip. The gene growth differentiate factor 5 (GDF5) has been implicated in skeletal development and joint morphogenesis in humans and mice. ...

Unlike many examinations carried out in child health surveillance programmes, screening for congenital dislocation of the hip cannot be said to be unresearched. A selective Medline search provided over 100 papers on the screening, diagnosis, and management of the condition. From the past six years they show that the early identification of the 15-20 children in 1000 at high risk of having insta...

conclusions a neglected hip dislocation with acetabular fracture can be managed satisfactorily with uncemented thr. bone reconstruction using chunk grafts and use of cementless components ensures long-term survival and also preserves adequate bone stock for revision, especially in young patients. introduction posterior hip dislocation of the hip with acetabular fracture is a challenging problem...