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Development of the Hip: Phylogeny and Ontogeny

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Positioned centrally in the mammal body, early evolution of the hip involved major changes in the position of the limbs relative to the trunk. The emergence of bipedalism freed the upper limbs for tasks other than locomotion. The recent evolution of apes to modern humans (phylogeny) is characterized by obligate bipedal gait with extensive skeletal adaptations in the lumbo-pelvic region to enable energy-efficient gait and posture. Compared to our closest relatives in evolution, the nonhuman apes (chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, gibbon and orangutan), growth and development (ontogeny) of the human hip has three peculiarities that can be associated to such developmental hip disorders as dysplasia, SCFE and hip morphotypes (e.g. coxa recta).

We review the bony structure of the hip, with regard to its evolution, developmental disorders and different resulting morphotypes.

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  1. Haga Ziekenhuis, Lokatie Sportlaan, Sportlaan 600, Den Haag, 2566MJ, the Netherlands

    Tom Hogervorst MD, PhD

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Karl-Philipp Kienle MD

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Murtenstrasse, Bern, 3010, Switzerland

    Moritz Tannast MD

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Hogervorst, T., Kienle, KP., Tannast, M. (2017). Development of the Hip: Phylogeny and Ontogeny. In: McCarthy, J., Noble, P., Villar, R. (eds) Hip Joint Restoration. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0694-5_1

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