title: Effectiveness of neonatal screening for congenital dislocation of the hip.
abstract: Despite the examination of neonates for congenital dislocation of the hip, this condition is being diagnosed after the newborn period at a rate not very different from that reported before the introduction of screening. The majority of late-diagnosed cases had been examined after birth, and the sensitivity of the tests used routinely is called into question. Re-examination of all infants at 3-6 months is proposed to reduce the number of missed cases and so minimise late sequelae.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001946:Breech Presentation; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors