Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Infants: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Marcelo Ortega-Silva, Pablo Navarro-Cáceres, Mariano del Sol · 2026
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Marcelo Ortega-Silva, Pablo Navarro-Cáceres, and Mariano del Sol measure in 2026 how common hip dysplasia is among Chilean infants and what travels with it. The condition, where the hip socket forms too shallow, affects up to three percent of babies worldwide, and Chile reports one case per 500 births, among South America's highest rates. One hundred pelvic X-rays of infants aged ninety to one hundred fifty days were read alongside recorded risk factors.
Dysplasia appeared in 12 percent of the radiographs, higher than most published figures, and the left hip suffered more often. Girls were affected more frequently, matching the known pattern across the literature. Uneven hip opening, a tilted socket roof, and taller stature at two months each tracked significantly with the diagnosis in their analyses. The authors call for wider local screening studies.
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| CREATOR | Marcelo Ortega-Silva, Pablo Navarro-Cáceres, Mariano del Sol |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32773 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |