Developmental hip dysplasia screening results in a children hospital in Konya: A large cohort study

Aim: Developmental hip dysplasia (DHD) is the mostcommon congenital hip pathology in babies. The aimof this study is to evaluate the incidence of DHD inKonya region using the ultrasonography(USG) and toemphasize the importance of early detection of DHD.Material and Method: The study was a retrospectivestudy which was designed between June 2016 andMarch 2022 in Konya region. Hip ultrasonography wasused for detection of DHD according to Graf method.Babies who were referred to the pediatric outpatientclinic of our hospital by their family physicians for hipultrasonography or who applied to the outpatient clinicfor any reason and were asked to have hip USG to screenfor DHD were included in the study.Results: A total of 2074 infants who met the inclusioncriteria were included in the study. The mean duration ofthe first hip USG was 8.4 (4-18) weeks. In 1946 infants, thehip USG result was found to be bilateral type 1. We foundthe incidence of DHD to be 1.35% in our series.Conclusion: In our study, the incidence in our serieswas similar to other studies in which ultrasonographytechnique was used. In addition, the incidence of 1.35%we found is the same with the study conducted in Konyain 1992 and shows that the incidence for Konya has notchanged in the last 20 years. Prospective multicenterstudies should be organized to obtain a clearer pictureof the incidence of DHD at the national level.