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Volume 20, Issue 10


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Original Contribution

Evaluation of physical performance and quality of life among patients with previous kidney transplantation: A Cross-sectional study
Shami, Mohammed Adel M, Abdulrahman Mohammed Ali, Saud Mohammed Saud Aleisa, Meshari Ghali Alnefaie
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525174

Investigating the awareness of breast cancer among female pharmacy students in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia
Jumana Sako, Ghdi Almsaoudi, Rasha AL-Malki, Raghidah Alilyyani,
Rawan Almatrafi, Raghad Almatrafi, Nouf Alwafi, Shuruq Alamer,
Rehab Almehmadi, Reem Alotaibi, Safaa Alsanosi, Alaa Falemban,
Deena Bukhary, Yosra Al-Hindi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525175

Assessing Medical Student Basic Otolaryngology Knowledge:
A questionnaire-based Study

Yahya A. Fageeh, Mohammed A. Basurrah, Abdulaziz S. Aljuaid, Abdulmohsen H. Alghamdi, Rayan D. Alamri, Hamoud A. Alobaylan, Mujahid A. Alzahrani
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952596

Outcome of Antenatal Renal Pelvic Dilatation - Review of Cases from a Tertiary Care Center, in the Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Saudi Arabia
Khalil Mahmoud, Abdullah Mohammed, Basim Qusayri, Bayan Hanif, Mohamed Ayed, Ahmad M. Elabed, Ahmed Kandeel Elhaddad
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525187

Regional Covid

COVID-19 Effect on Dietary Supplements' Consumption, Prophetic Medicine Practices and Herbs Use in Saudi Arabia
Elham Abbas Aljaaly, Reem Alhijri, Lujain Al Nasser
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952597

Self-Reported Adverse Events of COVID-19 Vaccines on Menstrual Cycles
Afaf Farouq Alzahrani, Nada Abdulfattah Abdulaal
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525188

Willingness and attitudes of parents of children under the age of 12 about the COVID- 19 vaccine in Taif city
Ayman A. Atalla, Jamal Faydh, Saad Althuwaybi, Ethar Alharthi, Amani Alrumaym
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525161

Population and Community Studies

Type III Supracondylar humeral fracture in children treated by 3 lateral versus 2 cross K-wire fixation, Aden, Yemen
Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen, Nazih Ali Abdulrahman Omer, Mustafa Kamal Mustafa, Ahmed Mohamed Albushtra
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525164

Assessment of Premarital Screening for Prospective Couples in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, 2021
Ayman Mohammad Aboalam, Ali A. Al-Mousa, Saad Alamri, Ossama A. Mostafa
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525190

Review Articles

High sensitivity C-reactive protein and dyslipidemia as a marker for the risk for cardiovascular disease
Arun Pandeya, Naveen Kumar Shreevastva, Lal Chandra, Vishwajeet Rohil, Prahlad Karki, Madhab Lamsal
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525180

Role of Ipratropium bromide in management of Thunderstorm asthma
Numan Ahmad, Kaleem Murtaza Buttar
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525181

Subcutaneous Migration of Distal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter in Morbidly Obese Patients: Two Case reports
Sara Aljohani, Khalid Mahrous, Ahmed AlJohani, Luma Qutub,
Layan Kutub, Raghad Alhajrasi, Hussam Kutub, Abdulrahman Mohammed AlAhmadi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525183

Case Reports

A diagnostic surprise of Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a 29-year-old long distance runner
Kaleem Murtaza Buttar, Numan Ahmad
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525185

Middle age man with Gastroparesis
Babur Qayyum Khan
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525186

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November 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 11

Radiological screening for DDH among risky infants in Abha Maternity & Children Hospital from 2019-2021

(1) Pediatric Orthopedic Consultant, Abha Maternity & Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(2) Orthopedic Consultant, Abha Maternity & Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(3) Orthopedic Resident, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(4) Medical Student, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Corresponding author:
Dr. Mahdi M. Alqarni
Pediatric Orthopedic Consultant
Abha Maternity & Children Hospital
Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Contact #: +966554755828
Email: dralqarnim@gmail.com

Received: September 2022 Accepted: October 2022; Published: November 1, 2022. Citation: Mahdi M. Alqarni et al.. Radiological screening for DDH among risky infants in Abha Maternity & Children Hospital from 2019-2021. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(11): 193-200.
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251398

Abstract


Background: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) is the most common musculoskeletal condition diagnosed in neonates. Different timings and approaches to screening for DDH are used in the orthopedic community.

Objectives: To provide evidence that DDH can be screened using sonarograph at the age of 2 months to decrease the risk of misdiagnosed DDH and determine the most common method of treatment regarding the radiological screening the infants underwent.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational study that targeted all infants at risk of DDH who were born between 01-01-2019 to 31-12-2020 at Abha Maternity and Children Hospital (AMCH), Abha, Saudi Arabia. Included in the study were newborns who underwent radiological screening for hip with known risk factors for DDH. Demographic and clinical data were collected from the hospital electronic system. These data included subjects' age and sex, documented ultrasonography screening, documented X-ray diagnosis of DDH, and type of treatment.

Results:
A total of 201 infants (101 female, 100 male) aged from one day to six months (mean age 51.46 days, standard deviation 19.21 days) were included in the study. Ultrasonography screening revealed 40 subjects (19.9%) with positive DDH findings. X-rays done at age 4 to 6 months confirmed 26 (12.9%) DDH cases. Ultrasonography correctly detected 24 (11.9%) and excluded 159 (79.1) patients with DDH. However, two cases (1.0%) were not detected by ultrasonography and were later detected by X-ray, and 16 cases (8.0%) were falsely detected as positive DDH.

Twenty-five subjects (12.4%) were treated conservatively, and one subject (0.5%) was treated surgically. Twenty-four cases of DDH showed hip abnormalities on ultrasound, giving a sensitivity rate of 92%. On the other side, 159 subjects who did not have DDH were screened negative with ultrasound (specificity rate 91%).

Conclusions
: The present study reveals that early US screening for DDH has high sensitivity and specificity and was associated with a lower rate of invasive intervention. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and examine potential factors influencing the accuracy of US-based screening programs in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: DDH; Ultrasound; Radiological screening







 


 

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