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Revision as of 16:05, 4 July 2019
Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Choice of modality
Age | Scenario | Usual appropriate initial imaging |
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<4 weeks | Equivocal physical examination or risk factors | No imaging |
Physical findings of DDH | Ultrasonography | |
4 weeks - 4 months | Equivocal physical examination or risk factors | Ultrasonography |
4 - 6 months | Concern for DDH | X-ray. Ultrasonography may be appropriate[notes 2] |
>6 months | X-ray |
- Ultrasonography of hip dysplasia is generally the investigation of choice at up to 4 months due to limited ossification of the skeleton.[1][notes 2]
- X-ray of hip dysplasia is generally the initial imaging of choice thereafter.[1][notes 2]
</ref> ==Notes==
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ultrasonography is the imaging method of choice up to 6 months for the nonoperative surveillance imaging in harness of known diagnosis of DDH.
- . ACR Appropriateness Criteria - Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)–Child. American College of Radiology. Revised 2018
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 . ACR Appropriateness Criteria - Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)–Child. American College of Radiology. Revised 2018