Template:Hip dysplasia - choice of modality

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Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Choice of modality

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for hip dysplasia[1]
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
  • 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]

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Notes

  1. 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. 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

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