Observational Study
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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.
Data sharing statement: No additional unpublished data are available.
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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
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Core Tip

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.