Open AccessQuality improvement report: Clinical screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in Northern Ireland
Author(s) -
Sarah Maxwell,
Ana Ruiz,
Kieran Lappin,
A.P. Cosgrove
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
bmj. british medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.831
H-Index - 429
ISSN - 0959-8138
DOI - 10.1136/bmj.324.7344.1031
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , referral , pediatrics , dysplasia , breech presentation , hip dysplasia , retrospective cohort study , family history , surgery , pregnancy , family medicine , physics , radiography , biology , optics , genetics
The incidence of late diagnosed developmental dysplasia of the hip requiring surgery in Northern Ireland is high. The reported incidence was 1.14 per 1000 children born during 1983-7.