PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Deeparaj Hegde
AU  - Neil Powers
AU  - Elizabeth A Nathan
AU  - Abhijeet Anant Rakshasbhuvankar
TI  - Developmental dysplasia of the hip in preterm breech infants
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317658
DP  - 2020 Sep 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - 556--558
VI  - 105
IP  - 5
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/105/5/556.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/105/5/556.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2020 Sep 01; 105
AB  - Background Whether preterm infants born with breech presentation are at similar risk of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) as the term breech infants is not known. The information will be vital for DDH screening guidelines.Methods A retrospective audit of infants born in the breech position was performed to compare the incidence of DDH in the following gestational age groups: 23–27, 28–31, 32–36 and ≥37 weeks.Results A total of 1144 neonates were included in the study. The incidence of DDH did not differ between the groups (11.6%, 9.4%, 13.6% and 11.5%, in 23–27, 28–31, 32–36 and ≥37 weeks, respectively, p=0.40). Sixty infants required intervention for DDH. Multiple logistic regression after correcting for potential confounders showed that gestational age group did not influence the risk of DDH, and requirement of therapy.Conclusion Preterm infants born with breech presentation appear to have a similar incidence of DDH to term breech infants.