Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Infants in Tibet Identifies Increased Prevalence Associated with Altitude

BACKGROUND: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), also known as congenital hip dislocation or congenital hip dysplasia is usually diagnosed at birth. Studies on DDH at high-altitude are rare. Tibetans live mainly at altitudes above 3,500 m, and the prevalence of DDH in this population is not cur...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Lihua, Ma, Qichao, Feng, Xiang, Fan, Lingyan, Jiao, Qin, Wang, Sun, Ying, Hao, Yang, Xiaodong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2019
Materias:
Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31376279
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.916456

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