DDH Flashcards
What are risk factors for DDH?
Mat HTN, FGR, oligo, PROM, prolonged gestation, increased birth weight, Potter’s syndrome
How much more likely are breech babies to develop DDH?
four times
How much more likely are females to develop DDH than males?
2.5 times
How often is the left hip affected by DDH? How often is it unilateral?
Both 64% of the time
How does birth order affect DDH?
more common in first born
What ethnicities is DDH more common in?
Caucasians/North American tribes due to swaddling
What causes DDH?
Unknown, possibly increased laxity within joint capsule
What is the hormonal theory of DDH development?
Hormones affect connective tissue, maternal estrogen increase can increase muscle laxity
What is the mechanical theory of DDH development?
Restricted mobility: Swaddling, oligo, breech, primigravid uterus
What is the highest risk fetal position for DDH?
Frank breech
What is the genetic theory of DDH development?
Higher risk with family history
What clinical sign warrants hip US?
clicking sound
What is hip dysplasia?
Acetabulum is too shallow in socket
What age can the hips be evaluated until?
Until femoral head ossifies, up to 6 months, over 6mo xray
What forms the pelvic girdle?
Ilium, ischium, pubis
What is triradiate cartilage?
Connects 3 pelvic bones, made of growth plates that ossify at adulthood
What does the triradiate cartilage become after ossification?
Part of acetabulum
What forms the hip joint?
Femur and acetabulum
What is the labrum?
Fibrocartilage surrounding acetabulum, forms extension of acetabular “roof”
How much of the femoral head should be covered by labrum?
2/3