Use of ultrasonography in developmental dysplasia of the hip
JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS ORTHOPAEDICS, vol.8, no.2, pp.105-113, 2014 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 8 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s11832-014-0561-8
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS ORTHOPAEDICS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.105-113
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose Ultrasonography has been used as a diagnostic tool in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) during early infancy since the early 1980s. The aim of this review article is to summarise the technique, benefits and shortcomings of four infantile hip ultrasonography methods, focusing mainly on the Graf method, and to assess the effectiveness of ultrasonographic newborn hip screening programmes.