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The association between gender and familial prevalence of hip dysplasia in Danish patients.
Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy - 12 May 2017
El Jashi Rima, Gustafson Maria B, Jakobsen Mette B, Lautrup Charlotte, Hertz Jens M, Søballe Kjeld, Mechlenburg Inger
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The development of hip dysplasia is associated with several risk factors. 1 of these risk factors is gender, since 80% of patients with symptomatic hip dysplasia are females. Another risk factor for hip dysplasia is familial predisposition of hip dysplasia. Several studies indicate that the risk of hip dysplasia is increased with familial prevalence of hip dysplasia. However, little is known about the...
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