Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1963;45:1147-1158.
© 1963 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Congenital Dysplasia, Subluxation, and Dislocation of the Hip in Stillborn and Newborn Infants
AN ANATOMICAL-PATHOLOGICAL STUDY
STANKO STANISAVLJEVIC M.D.1 and
C. LESLIE MITCHELL M.D.1
1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
Two hundred and forty hips in 120 stillborn and newborn babies were examined and dissected. The abnormal hips found included one hip with a superoposterior and one with anterior dislocation, three hips with superoposterior subluxations, and three dysplastic hips with the anatomical-pathological findings described and possible etiological factors discussed.