Current concepts review. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Authors

  • Juan Ricardo Benavides Molineros Hospital Universitario Departamental de Nariño, Pasto, Colombia | Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Pasto campus, Pasto, Colombia.
  • Claudia Liliana Figueroa Gómez Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Pasto campus, Pasto, Colombia.

Keywords:

Hip Dislocation, Congenital, Review, Publication Type, Terminology, Epidemiology, Etiology, Physiopathology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control, Prognosis

Abstract

Review article about developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), that includes current concepts with regard to this important and common disease in terms of its definition and terminology, epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis, according to Colombian and worldwide scientific literature, and the experience of the principal author for 23 years in a zone with endemic incidence of DDH.

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Benavides Molineros JR, Figueroa Gómez CL. Current concepts review. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Rev. Colomb. Ortop. Traumatol. [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 16];26(1):50-6. Available from: https://revistasccotorg.biteca.online/index.php/rccot/article/view/595

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