Abstract

REQUEIRO MOLINA, José et al. Correlation between ultrasound and radiography for the diagnosis of Dysplastic Hip development. Medisur [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.5, pp.590-598. ISSN 1727-897X.

Some authors suggest using ultrasound in the first three months of life, leaving radiography for stages after three or six months, when the femoral head is ossified. From our the authors´ of view, this distinction is not valid if the knowledge of the hip radiographic and ultrasound anatomy is considered as practical theoretical support, as well as an adequate interpretation of the images. To illustrate the correspondence between both types of studies, the common anatomical reference points for the respective images are identified. The aim is to show evidence of the effectiveness of the application of both methods as a complement for the clinical diagnosis of dysplastic hip development. It is concluded that there is a close relationship between them, which can be based on the diagnosis of the disease, and even its evolutionary follow-up, regardless the child’s age, during the first year of life.

Keywords : Clinical diagnosis; radiography; ultrasonography; hip dislocation, congenital.

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