Sonographic guidance for infant hip reduction under anesthesia.
An initial attempt to reduce a hip dislocation in a 15-month-old by palpation under general anesthesia led to the subsequent discovery of a posterior subluxation by CT. During the second attempt, sonographic guidance in the operating room was used to show concentric reduction both before and after the application of a spica cast. Successful reduction was later confirmed by CT. Imaging by real-time sonography can be useful in monitoring infant hip reduction.
Keller
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MS
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Weiss
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D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014463:Ultrasonography