title: Ultrasonography of the unossified patella in young children.
abstract: Ultrasonography has become a useful technique to assess the cartilaginous hip of the newborn. We applied this technique and found that it gave useful information in helping to locate the unossified patella in two cases of congenital dislocation of the patella.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daneman
mesh_terms: D003286:Contracture / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography