Template:Hip dysplasia - choice of modality
Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Choice of modality
Age | Scenario | Usual appropriate initial imaging |
---|---|---|
<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 |
Hip dysplasia diagnosed by ultrasound[2] or projectional radiography (see X-ray of hip dysplasia.[3] Ultrasound imaging is generally preferred at up to 4 months due to limited ossification of the skeleton.[1][notes 2]==Notes==
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 . ACR Appropriateness Criteria - Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)–Child. American College of Radiology. Revised 2018
- ↑ . Ultrasound Detection of DDH - International Hip Dysplasia Institute.
- ↑ . X-Ray Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - International Hip Dysplasia Institute.