title: Sonography in congenital deficiency of the femur.
abstract: Dynamic hip sonography was performed in 15 infants (19 hips) with congenital abnormalities of the hip. Radiographs of all 15 patients revealed congenital deficiency of the femur (CDF), type I-V, using the classification described by Kalamchi et al. Sonography was accurate in delineating hip position and morphology in all cases, and was a helpful adjunct to radiography in defining the hip joints in 13 hips with type II and type III deficiency of the femur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, DE 19899.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Grissom
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Harcke
mesh_terms: D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography