Developmental hip dysplasia: controversy on universal echographic screening

Manuel Paz Lovera^a, Lucía Llorente Otones^b, I Rivero Calle^c, L Lesmes Moltó^a, MR Rodríguez Díaz^a, M.ª José Rivero Martín^d

^aServicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Fuenlabrada. Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.
^bDepartamento de Pediatría. Hospital de Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.
^cHospital Clínico Universitario Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. España.
^dServicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Fuenlabrada. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJ). Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: M Paz. E-mail: doc_paz@yahoo.com

Reference of this article: Paz Lovera M, Llorente Otones L, Rivero Calle I, Lesmes Moltó L, Rodríguez Díaz MR, Rivero Martín MJ. Developmental hip dysplasia: controversy on universal echographic screening. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2011;13:127-34.

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Abstract

Despite the elevated incidence of clinically relevant hip dysplasia (3-5 per 1000 live births) and the broadly studied main risk factors (breech position, female sex and family cases), we have not achieved an effective prevention strategy, and so the detection of late cases has not decreased. We reopen, following a case, the existent controversy upon universal ultrasound screening on the most frequent musculo-skeletal disorder in the infancy.

Keywords

● Hip dysplasia ● Screening ● Ultrasonography

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