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ArticleCureus2024

Interpretation and Natural History of Asymmetric Skin Folds in Infants With Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.

Panagiotis V Samelis, Evmorfia Pechlivanidou, George Vasileiou, Dimitrios Artsitas, Panagiotis Kolovos

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Panagiotis V SamelisOrthopaedics, Apostolos Pavlos Trauma Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Evmorfia PechlivanidouOrthopaedics, Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, GRC.
George VasileiouOrthopaedics, Apostolos Pavlos Trauma Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Dimitrios ArtsitasOrthopaedics, Apostolos Pavlos Trauma Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Panagiotis KolovosOrthopaedics, Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, GRC.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association between asymmetric skin folds (ASFs) of the gluteal, groin, or thigh regions and ipsilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) has not been elucidated yet. Why are ASFs formed in some infants with DDH? Do DDH-associated ASFs persist during childhood and adulthood? Is it possible for ASFs to emerge without DDH pathology? Three cases of acute and chronic hip pathology in adults are presented in an attempt to explain the formation and the natural history of ASFs in infants with DDH. It is suggested that ASFs are formed when the excess soft tissues of the thigh shrink over a short femur. On the other hand, ASFs disappear after the length of the thigh is restored and the soft tissues of the thigh are re-stretched. This telescoping mechanism of the formation and disappearance of ASFs is applicable regardless of the underlying hip pathology or the age of the patient.

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ascasfasymmetric skin crestasymmetric skin foldddhdevelopmental dysplasia of the hipgalleazi signortolani hip

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PMID39156254
PMCPMC11330646

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