Analysis about reason of congenital infantile coxa vara being misdiagnosed as infantile dislocation of hip join / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To analyze reason of congenital infantile coxa vara to be misdiagnosed as infantile dislocation of hip joint.[Method]There were 6 patients(6 hip join)congenital infantile coxa vara being misdiagnosed as infantile dislocation of hip join in 54 patients(73 hip join)and treated by expectant treatment as infantile dislocation of hip join.The curative effect of 6 patients were not good,after serious medical examination,careful reading image data,paying attention to curative effect,6 patients were confirmed to be diagnosed as infantile dislocation of hip join and not infantile dislocation of hip join.[Result]The features for diagaosis of congenital infantile coxa vara werethe big greater trochanter of femur and its position moving up,short spacious neck of femur,spacious medial blank in hip joint,superposed neck of femur and lesser trochanter of femur,praeter propter exponent of acetabulum,acceptable succession of Shenton’s line,enlarged angle of femoral head epiphysis,late center of ossification,incorporated abnormity such as breves femoral bone,bowing of femoral bone,abortive clavicle and bones of cranium,equines.[Conclusion]The second center of ossification of femoral head is appeared 6～9 monthes after birth,and it is difficult to discriminate congenital infantile coxa vara and infantile dislocation of hip join before this.Early to realize symptom,physical sign and character of image of congenital infantile coxa vara is significant for correct diagnosis and can avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment.