Diseases

Congenital Hip Dislocation

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.

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Abstract

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.

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21 entry terms
  • Congenital Hip Displacement
  • Dislocation Of Hip, Congenital
  • Dislocation, Congenital Hip
  • Displacement, Congenital Hip
  • Hip Dislocation, Congenital
  • Hip Displacement, Congenital
  • Hip, Dislocation Of, Congenital
  • Congenital Hip Dislocations
  • Congenital Hip Displacements
  • Dislocations, Congenital Hip
  • Displacements, Congenital Hip
  • Hip Dislocations, Congenital
  • Hip Displacements, Congenital
  • Congenital Dysplasia Of The Hip
  • Congenital Hip Dysplasia
  • Dysplasia, Congenital Hip
  • Hip Dysplasia, Congenital
  • Hip Dysplasia, Congenital, Nonsyndromic
  • Congenital Hip Dysplasias
  • Dysplasias, Congenital Hip
  • Hip Dysplasias, Congenital

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note: congenital hip dislocation in dogs = HIP DYSPLASIA, CANINE

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History Note

2026 (1966)

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  1. C05w.660w.297.500w
  2. C16w.131w.621w.297.500w

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NLM Classification

WE 860

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Congenital Hip Dislocation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006618. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006618
  2. Congenital Hip Dislocation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_dysplasia
  3. Congenital Hip Dislocation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625935