Developmental dysplasia of the hip

Description

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), previously referred to as congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH), means that the hip joint of a newborn baby is dislocated or prone to dislocation.

History

Calot – 1905, 1926

Ortolani – 1935

Barlow – 1961, 1963

Associated Persons

• Wilhelm Roser (1817 – 1888)
• Jean-François Calot (1861 – 1944)
• Pierre Le Damany (1870 – 1963)
• Marino Ortolani (1904 – 1983)
• Thomas Geoffrey Barlow (1915 – 1975)

Alternative names

• Signe de Le Damany, Damany sign, signe du ressault
• Segno della scatto
• Barlow maneuver, Barlow test

Controversies

• Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise?

References

Historical references

• Calot F. Technique du traitement de la luxation congénitale de la hanche. 1905
• Calot F. L’orthopédie indispensable aux praticiens. 1909 [English translation by Robinson AH, Nicole L. Indispensable orthopaedics 1916]
• Barlow TG. Early diagnosis and treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip. JBJS. 1962; 44–B (2): 92–301

Eponymous term review

• Klisic PJ. Congenital dislocation of the hip–a misleading term: brief report. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1989 Jan;71(1):136. 
• Noordin S, Umer M, Hafeez K, Nawaz H. Developmental dysplasia of the hip. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2010 Sep 23;2(2):e19