Hans-Christen Husum, Michel B Hellfritzsch, Rikke D Maimburg, Bjarne Møller-Madsen, Mads Henriksen, Natallia Lapitskaya, Søren Kold, Ole Rahbek
AIMS: The present study seeks to investigate the correlation of pubofemoral distances (PFD) to α angles, and hip displaceability status, defined as femoral head coverage (FHC) or FHC during manual provocation of the newborn hip < 50%. METHODS: We retrospectively included all newborns referred for ultrasound screening at our institution based on primary risk factor, clinical, and PFD screening. α angles, PFD, FHC, and FHC at follow-up ultrasound for referred newborns were measured and compared using scatter plots, linear regression, paired t -test, and box-plots...
January 2, 2024: Bone & joint open