Traditional Mongolian swaddling and developmental dysplasia of the hip: a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Munkhtulga Ulziibat (Author), Bayalag Munkhuu (Author), Ariun-Erdene Bataa (Author), Raoul Schmid (Author), Thomas Baumann (Author), Stefan Essig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mongolian traditional swaddling of infants, where arms and legs are extended with a tight wrapping and hips are in adduction position, may lead to abnormal maturation and formation of the hip joint; and is a contributing factor for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). This h...