General ultrasound screening of children’s hips can reduce the frequency of first operative procedures for treating development dysplasia of the hip, German researchers concluded in a recent study in ...

August 19, 2009 — The American College of Radiology has issued Appropriateness Criteria to guide radiologists in deciding on radiologic imaging and treatment for children with developmental dysplasia ...

The Ortolani maneuver can help show hips that are dislocated when the infant is in a resting position. In this test, the trained examiner attempts to reduce an already dislocated hip. The infant’s ...

When caregivers used ultrasound to guide placement of intravenous lines in children with presumed difficult access, they had higher success rates on their first attempt. Researchers report that this ...

A common congenital condition in which a child's upper thighbone is dislocated from the hip socket is labeled in medical parlance as developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH). A common congenital ...

In the last years, the demand for measurement of bone mineral status to identify children who could be exposed to an increased risk of osteoporosis in adulthood is rapidly increased. Several disorders ...