X ray congenital dislocation of hips


An x ray of a child with congenital dislocation of the hips a birth defect in which the top of the femur does not fit into the abnormally shallow hip socket or acetabulum Congenital dislocation of the hip generally includes subluxation of the femoral head acetabular dysplasia and complete dislocation of the femoral head from the true acetabulum This condition occurs in approximately 1 in 1000 live births and is more common in females than in males May also be referred to as developmental dysplasia of the hip DDH


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Keywords: 009134, acetabular, acetabulum, cdh, congenital, ddh, developmental, dislocated, dislocation, displaced, displacement, dysplasia, dysplastic, femur, health, healthcare, hips, laxity, ligamentous, medical, ray, subluxation, xray