1979
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.61b3.479257
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The African neonatal hip and its immunity from congenital dislocation

Abstract: The hips of twenty full-term African neonates have been examined in detail to determine any anatomical factors which might explain the difference in the incidence of congenital dislocation of the hip in the African and in the Caucasian. Measurements included the degree ofanteversion ofthe femoral neck and the acetabulum and the diameter and depth of the acetabulum. The acetabulum tended to be deeper and to vary within a much narrower range than that reported for Caucasians, lending indirect support to the theo… Show more

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“…The proposed explanation is that puppies born in winter spend more time in cages/indoors than in free activities, and indoor confinement may keep the hips in flexion and abduction lessening the development of CHD [29]. The same has been noted in human DDH, where carrying the infant in positions of hip abduction and flexion reduces the incidence of DDH [31–35] while swaddling in extension increases the incidence of DDH [5, 36, 37]. Our results refute a winter protective effect in CHD.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The proposed explanation is that puppies born in winter spend more time in cages/indoors than in free activities, and indoor confinement may keep the hips in flexion and abduction lessening the development of CHD [29]. The same has been noted in human DDH, where carrying the infant in positions of hip abduction and flexion reduces the incidence of DDH [31–35] while swaddling in extension increases the incidence of DDH [5, 36, 37]. Our results refute a winter protective effect in CHD.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Skirving and Scadden (1979) reported that in African hips the depth of the acetabulum relative to its diameter tended to be deeper than in other races and that this may account for the rarity of congenital dislocation of the hip in Africans. In Indians congenital dislocation is also rare and primary osteoarthritis of the hip is uncommon.…”
Section: S Mandal S Bhanmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…9 In Indians congenital dislocation is also rare and primary osteoarthritis of the hip is uncommon. 10,11 Radiologically, it may appear that primary osteoarthritis of hip joint is rare in Indians but gross examination of the joint reveals that the disease is not as rare as it was earlier thought to be. Erosion of the cartilage was the commonest pathology observed.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%