title: Is prematurity important in ultrasonographic hip typing?
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether prematurity is important with respect to hip typing and planning of treatment/follow-up in newborns assessed with the Graf's ultrasonography method. Between January 1998 and 2003, 1592 neonates; preterm (n=432) and term (n=1160), had their hips ultrasonographically evaluated with Graf typing. There were no statistical differences between the two groups with respect to the numbers of hips that required follow-up assessment, or treatment. The results suggest that prematurity is irrelevant and use of chronological age as opposed to corrected age for prematurity will further simplify diagnosis and planning of follow-up and treatment in the Graf system for neonatal hip assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail Cengiz
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Tuncay
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karaeminogullari
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirörs
authors.forename: Nevzat Reha
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Tandogan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D014463:Ultrasonography