Credit: Getty Images Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip ...

March 16, 2010 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Breech birth is the main risk factor for hip dysplasia. These babies can appear normal on ultrasound screening at 6 weeks, but need radiographic follow-up at ...

In this classification, the hip is reduced into the acetabulum at rest (although not necessarily a fully concentric reduction) but shows considerable laxity and can be manually dislocated during the ...

Recent guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics mandate the universal screening of all newborns for developmental hip dysplasia, in an effort to promote prompt recognition and treatment of ...

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have developed panels of protein biomarkers present in teens and young adults that distinguish individuals with healthy hips from those ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Total hip arthroplasty for patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip may yield promising results; however ...

Dysplasia refers to the abnormal development of cells within tissues or organs. It can lead to various conditions that involve enlarged tissue, such as hip dysplasia. It can also lead to the formation ...

Bent bone dysplasia (BBD) is a perinatal-lethal skeletal disorder caused by pathogenic FGFR2 mutations that disrupt bone formation, leading to bent long bones, osteopenia, and craniosynostosis. Bent ...

Around 117,000 people living in England and Wales had a hip replacement in 2024. Although hip replacements are often thought of as a surgery that mainly older people need, reports from previous years ...