Alanazi ZA, Alshammari AM, Alruwaili RM, Alnasser RM, Alkhalifah HN, Alakkas EA. Prevalence of developmental dysplasia of the hip in Al Jouf province, Saudi Arabia. World J Orthop 2025; 16(6): 107423 [DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i6.107423]
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Eyad A Alakkas, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudi Bin Fessal Street, Jeddah 23524, Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia. eyadakkas@gmail.com
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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2025; 16(6): 107423 Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i6.107423
Prevalence of developmental dysplasia of the hip in Al Jouf province, Saudi Arabia
Ziad Ahmed Alanazi, Amirah M Alshammari, Reem M Alruwaili, Rahaf M Alnasser, Hana N Alkhalifah, Eyad A Alakkas
Ziad Ahmed Alanazi, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedics, Collage of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia
Amirah M Alshammari, Reem M Alruwaili, Rahaf M Alnasser, Hana N Alkhalifah, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia
Eyad A Alakkas, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah 23524, Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Alanazi ZA design of the work, conducted research and wrote the final draft of the article; Alakkas EA design of the work, data interpretation, revising the paper; Alshammari AM, Alruwaili RM, Alnasser RM, Alkhalifah HN collected, organized, analyzed, and interpreted data; performed literature review. All authors have critically reviewed and approved the final draft and are responsible for the manuscript’s content and similarity index.
Institutional review board statement: All research plans for this study were approved by the Ethics Committee of Jouf University. The ethical approval number is 5-10-44. Date: 19 Jun 2023.
Informed consent statement: This was an observational study that utilized existing data from routine clinical care. Therefore, separate consent forms were not required.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement- checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Eyad A Alakkas, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudi Bin Fessal Street, Jeddah 23524, Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia. eyadakkas@gmail.com
Received: March 24, 2025 Revised: April 21, 2025 Accepted: May 18, 2025 Published online: June 18, 2025 Processing time: 86 Days and 11.8 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Hip dysplasia is a widespread and debilitating musculoskeletal disorder that affects children. Its prevalence varies across different nations.
AIM
To evaluate the prevalence of developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) within the pediatric population of Al Jouf province.
METHODS
From January 2018 to December 2023, children with DDH from all cities of Al Jouf were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study. The disease prevalence was calculated for the entire province as well as for individual cities within the territory.
RESULTS
The study included 427 patients with DDH with an overall prevalence of 0.50%, or 5.0 per 1000 live births. At the city level, Sakaka had the highest prevalence at 14.2 per 1000 Live births followed by Qurayyat at 2.2 per 1000 live births. In contrast, cities like Suwayr, Abu Ajram, and Meegowa did not show any incidence of DDH. Significant differences were observed in the sociodemographic characteristics, such as age, sex, and nationality, across the different cities (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
The prevalence of DDH in the Al Jouf province is high. The data delivers invaluable insights into the epidemiology of DDH in the Al Jouf locality. The findings highlight the need for targeted screening of DDH across the province.
Core Tip: Our study reveals a notably high and regionally variable prevalence of developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) among children in Al Jouf province in Saudi Arabia. The findings highlight the need for screening strategies, raise awareness in DDH disease.
