Magdalena Kiecoń, Jarosław Madowicz, Paulina Głowacka, Renata Szczepaniak

M. Kiecoń, J. Madowicz, P. Głowacka, R. Szczepaniak – The main factors determining the occurrence of developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants based on the analysis of medical history of newborns staying in the neonatal ward of the Szpital Wojewódzki in Tychy in 2017. Fizjoterapia Polska 2019; 19(1); 98-107

Abstract

Aim. To investigate the frequency of occurrence of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in newborns and to distinguish the main factors causing its occurrence.
Material and methods. The research included medical documentation in the form of the medical history of 1591 patients in the neonatological ward of the Provincial Specialist Hospital of Megrez Sp. z o.o. in Tychy.
Results. The incidence of DDH was higher among girls than among boys, and predominantly in the right joints. The study did not detect any significant relationship between the occurrence of DDH and the type of delivery, week of pregnancy, multiplicity of pregnancy and birth weight of newborns. However, a statistically significant relationship was detected between the occurrence of physiologically immature joints and the birth weight of newborns.
Conclusions. 1. The frequency of occurrence of DDH among newborns staying in the neonatal ward of the Provincial Hospital in Tychy in 2017 was 2.7% and was lower than the literature gives. 2. The occurrence of DDH was more frequent among girls than among boys. 3. DDH occurred more frequently in a statistically significant way in the right joint. 4. A significant relationship was found between the occurrence of type IIa variations according to the Graf scale and the birth weight of the newborn. 5. There were no significant relationships between the occurrence of DDH and the type of delivery, week of pregnancy, multiplicity of pregnancy and birth weight of newborns.

Key words:
DDH, developmental hip dysplasia, pediatrics, newborns, hip joint

 

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