Ultrasound examination for the early determination of dysplasia and congenital dislocation of neonatal hips.
Hip sonography enables an accurate and clinically relevant evaluation of hip maturation during the first days of human life. Experience has shown that an integration of hip sonography into neonatal screening programs is useful and necessary because clinical and even roentgenographic examination does not always establish a confirmed diagnosis of dysplasia.
Orthopedic Clinic, Philipps University, Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Schuler
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Feltes
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Kienapfel
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Griss
D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*