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What is the incidence of late detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip in England?

What is the incidence of late detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip in England?
What is the incidence of late detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip in England?

AIMS: The aim of this study was to establish the incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) diagnosed after one-year of age in England, stratified by age, gender, year, and region of diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive observational study was performed by linking primary and secondary care information from two independent national databases of routinely collected data: the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics. The study examined all children from 1 January 1990 to 1 January 2016 who had a new first diagnostic code for DDH aged between one and eight years old. RESULTS: The incidence of late-diagnosed DDH was 1.28 per 1000 live births. Within the study population, 754 children were identified with a diagnosis of DDH after one-year of age. Of all late diagnoses, 536 (71.1%) were detected between one to two years of age. There were 608 female patients (80.6%) and 146 male patients (19.4%), giving a female-to-male ratio of 4.2:1. Distribution was evenly spread throughout England. CONCLUSION: The incidence of late-diagnosed DDH has not been reduced from that reported 35 years ago, prior to the introduction of the national selective screening programme for DDH. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:281-287.

DDH screening, Developmental dysplasia of the hip, Late-diagnosed DDH, Selective screening programme
2049-4394
281-287
Broadhurst, C.
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Rhodes, A.
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Harper, P.
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Perry, D. C.
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Clarke, N. M.P.
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Aarvold, A.
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Harper, P.
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Perry, D. C.
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Clarke, N. M.P.
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Broadhurst, C., Rhodes, A., Harper, P., Perry, D. C., Clarke, N. M.P. and Aarvold, A. (2019) What is the incidence of late detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip in England? The Bone & Joint Journal, 101-B (3), 281-287. (doi:10.1302/0301-620X.101B3.BJJ-2018-1331.R1).

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AIMS: The aim of this study was to establish the incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) diagnosed after one-year of age in England, stratified by age, gender, year, and region of diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive observational study was performed by linking primary and secondary care information from two independent national databases of routinely collected data: the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics. The study examined all children from 1 January 1990 to 1 January 2016 who had a new first diagnostic code for DDH aged between one and eight years old. RESULTS: The incidence of late-diagnosed DDH was 1.28 per 1000 live births. Within the study population, 754 children were identified with a diagnosis of DDH after one-year of age. Of all late diagnoses, 536 (71.1%) were detected between one to two years of age. There were 608 female patients (80.6%) and 146 male patients (19.4%), giving a female-to-male ratio of 4.2:1. Distribution was evenly spread throughout England. CONCLUSION: The incidence of late-diagnosed DDH has not been reduced from that reported 35 years ago, prior to the introduction of the national selective screening programme for DDH. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:281-287.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 28 February 2019
Published date: 1 March 2019
Keywords: DDH screening, Developmental dysplasia of the hip, Late-diagnosed DDH, Selective screening programme

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Local EPrints ID: 429153
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/429153
ISSN: 2049-4394
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Date deposited: 22 Mar 2019 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 01:05

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Author: C. Broadhurst
Author: A. Rhodes
Author: P. Harper
Author: D. C. Perry
Author: N. M.P. Clarke
Author: A. Aarvold

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