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Patients were grouped based on SMA type and motor status (non-sitters, sitters, or walkers). Relevant parameters were collected including hip subluxation\/dislocation, presence of scoliosis, number of\n                      <jats:italic>SMN2<\/jats:italic>\n                      copies and disease modifying therapies (DMTs) received.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fifty-four children with types 1\u20133 SMA were included in this study. Hip dislocation\/subluxation in both hips was most prevalent in type 1 SMA patients [Fisher's Exact Test (FET):\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.046]. There was no significant correlation between the presence of hip subluxation or dislocation and scoliosis, but patients with fewer\n                      <jats:italic>SMN2<\/jats:italic>\n                      copies were more likely to have scoliosis (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.023). Several factors, including gender, age, motor status and presence of scoliosis were analysed, but none showed a statistically significant association with hip abnormalities.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in the Middle East on hip instability and scoliosis in a cohort of children with SMA. Hip dislocation and\/or subluxation is most common and most severe in type 1 SMA. 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