Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in a Developing Country. Rebuilding the Strategy for Early Diagnosis and Management
Journal Title: Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) - Year 2009, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Background. Early diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in our country, remains a major problem with about 40% of cases presenting after the walking age. Material and Methods. In a district near the capital with 111000 habitants, and 900 new births per year, we applied an experimental chain of screening. Then we analyzed the general epidemiological indexes and the rate of early diagnosis. Our study was extended from 1999 to 2007 dividing in two periods (before and after January 2004) comparing the results in order to see the effectiveness of the new strategy applied after 2004. Results. We treated 111 DDH cases from a total number of 8490 live births with an overall incidence of 13 ‰. From 55 children treated during 1999-2004, 20 of them or 36.3% were above one year of age at the beginning of treatment and only 35 of them (63.7%) have been treated under the age of one year. After 2004 we treated 56 children but 49 of them or 87.5% have been treated before one year of age and 7(12.5%) after this age. (p<0.004) Conclusion. New strategies could change the reality of the early diagnosis and treatment of DDH in our country.
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Artid Duni| National Trauma Centre, Laprake, Tirana, Albania
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- EP ID EP8697
- DOI 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2009.0053
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