T. Riebel et al., NEONATAL HIP SCREENING - RELIABILITY OF R ISK-FACTORS AND CLINICAL EXAMINATION COMPARED TO ULTRASOUND FINDINGS, Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde, 143(3), 1995, pp. 268-273
The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic value of clinical
and anamnestic data for recording initial hip pathology with respect
to ultrasound. Methods: From a hip screening program of many years, th
e clinical findings, the anamnestic risk factors as well as the sonogr
ams (following Graf's method) of 8824 non-selected neonates were evalu
ated retrospectively. Results: By means of extensive statistical calcu
lations, no close correlations between sonographic results and so-call
ed clinical or anamnestic risk factors could be found. Conclusions: Th
is, once again, underlines the necessity for the general introduction
of a sonographic hip screening on all neonates.