Risk Factors for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Before 3 Months of Age: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Two meta-analyses published in 2012 found breech presentation, family history of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), female sex, and primiparity to increase the risk of DDH. However, the DDH definition, reference tests, and the age of the examined children varied considerably, complicating the translation of those findings to current screening guidelines.

Objective

To evaluate the association of previously proposed risk factors with the risk of sonography-verified DDH.

Data sources

A literature search strategy used MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) terms and text words associated with DDH and prognostic studies or risk factors. PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched on November 23, 2023, to identify the cohort.

Study selection

Crit

SUBMITTER: Tirta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762239 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature