Mansoor Ilyas, Najam Siddiqi.
Multiple cases of neglected DDH in a single family treated by single stage operative method.
J Surg Jan ;23-24:21-7.

A study of Developmental Dysplasia (DDH) of eight hips in a single family is presented. The family belonged to a remote place called Khanozai in Balochistan. Four sisters were having bilateral DDH and one brother had unilateral DDH. The age at diagnosis ranged from 3 years to 8 years. One brother had normal hips. The patients were treated with open reduction femoral shorting and derotation, and pelvic Salter`s osteotomy. The predisposing conditions, surgical procedure and the results of the treatment will be discussed in this paper. An interesting predisposing condition is the style of wrapping of the babies in Khanozia area due to extreme cold weather.

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