[Incidence of congenital hip dislocation in Lastovo 1885-1993]

This study was designed to determine the incidence of congenital dislocation of the hip on the island of Lastovo in the period from 1885 to 1993. There was a total of 19 infants with congenital dislocation of the hip out of the 3676 babies who were born alive. The overall incidence accounted for 5.2/1000 live births. Our findings demonstrated that a high incidence of the disease (57.9%) was strongly correlated to a positive family history. In the majority of cases, the diagnosis of congenital dislocation of the hip was established in the walking age. From 1960, children are born in the maternity hospitals, and the disease is consequently discovered and treated earlier.