{"id":385,"date":"2018-07-01t12:30:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-01t02:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2021-08-18t17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18t07:07:00","slug":"paediatric-hip-normal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/paediatric-hip-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"neonatal hip normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
paediatric hip<\/p>
\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
ultrasound image the ilium must be horizontal. you should see a sharp ilium-roof angle and a centrally located, rounded femoral head.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t a line drawing of the image to the right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t ultrasound image normal= >= 55%. most manufacturers provide a software calculation package that will automatically calculate the % coverage after the baseline\/ and femoral head are drawn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t ultrasound image in transverse view during abduction and the less stable, adduction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t ultrasound image. subluxed superiorly. note the rounded\/indented ilium-acetabular roof angle (green). the abnormally elevated labrum (yellow) and femoral head(red circle) would produce an abnormally shallow alpha angle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t to ensure the correct development and stability of neonatal hips.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t if the baby is greater than 6 months, the hips may be too ossified to examine adequately with ultrasound. if the baby is 12 months or greater and presents with symptoms, an xray should also be performed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t it is recommended that the most accurate time to scan the baby is over 6 weeks .this is because the hips are more mature and not lax. otherwise false positives can occur as the baby’s hips initially have some natural laxity.<\/p> the nappy can be left on and just open the tabs on the side you are scanning to get access to the hip coronally.<\/p> the baby’s hip must be dynamically scanned with coronal and transverse evaluation with the hip in:<\/p> patient position<\/strong><\/p> there are numerous ways that you can scan the baby.<\/p> *please note that we feel a cradle is not ideal to use as it does not allow movement of the baby’s leg to assess dislocation with stress in adduction ,abduction, flexion or extension.<\/em><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> this method is adopted less commonly with the dynamic assessment and depth of coverage seen more favourable using modern equipment.<\/em>\u00a0a coronal view of the hip is obtained with:<\/strong><\/p> draw:<\/strong><\/p> ultrasound criteria<\/strong><\/p> a normal coronal neonatal hip image.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t the graff classifcation criteria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tscan protocol<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/span>role of ultrasound<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>common indications<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>limitations<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>patient preparation<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>equipment setup<\/span><\/h3>
scanning technique<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/span>the graf chd classification<\/span><\/h2>