Ultrasonographic evaluation of the state of the hip joints in newborns

Abstract

Two hundred fifty newborns (110 girls and 140 boys) were examined with ultrasonography. The method of acetabular index measurement was used to assess the hip joint status. High efficacy of sonography in differentiation of true and false-positive Marks-Ortholani symptom was noted. High correlation between sonography data and radiography ones was detected. Absence of irradiation, possibility of examination in real time and repeated examinations make sonography one of the main methods for hip joint screening.