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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 4/2008

Open Access 01-04-2008 | Symposium: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

The Classic: Congenital Dislocation of the Hip

A. M. Phelps MD

Author: A. M. Phelps, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 4/2008

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Excerpt

This month we highlight developmental dysplasia of the hip. The entity is one known since the beginning of recorded history, although until relatively recently it was known in the English language as congenital dislocation of the hip. Our Classic this month reproduces an article published in 1891 by AM Phelps describing a patient with an unusual congenital anterior dislocation of the hip and also outlines the then-current ideas regarding the etiology [1]. …
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Title
The Classic: Congenital Dislocation of the Hip
A. M. Phelps MD
Author
A. M. Phelps, MD
Publication date
01-04-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0186-7

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