Table 3.

Reason for referral of patients with developmental dysplasia of hip and person referring according to age at diagnosis

	<3 months	3-6 months	>6 months
Reason for referral:
Gait abnormality	—	—	42
Abnormal findings	36	38	62
Risk factors	3	4	2
Parental concern	1	0	0
Not known	2	2	4
Person referring:
General practitioner	19	31	64
Paediatrician	16	8	15
Health visitor*	2	2	25
Parent*	1	0	3
Not known	4	3	3

^*Through the general practitioner