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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 102-B, Issue 11 | Pages 1582 - 1586
1 Nov 2020
Håberg Ø Foss OA Lian ØB Holen KJ

Aims

To assess if congenital foot deformity is a risk factor for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Methods

Between 1996 and 2012, 60,844 children were born in Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. In this cohort study, children with risk factors for DDH were examined using ultrasound. The risk factors evaluated were clinical hip instability, breech delivery, a family history of DDH, a foot deformity, and some syndromes. As the aim of the study was to examine the risk for DDH and foot deformity in the general population, children with syndromes were excluded. The information has been prospectively registered and retrospectively analyzed.