| Abstract: | Dysplasia of the hip is associated with a shallow acetabulum. It may be present and unrecognized until middle age when arthritic changes develop as a result of repeated microtraumata. By that time the process is irreversible. It can be recognized in infancy by roentgenographic study of the hips, and corrective measures can be taken to develop a normal hip and so prevent the crippling arthritis of later life. Although it is not certain that dysplasia develops in every person having a shallow acetabulum, this structural abnormality is known to be a strongly predisposing factor and therefore should be corrected. |
