Frequency of developmental dysplasia of hip detected by graf's ultrasonographic method in icteric newborns : a preliminary study

Joint Authors

Jalli, R.
Foroughi, A. A.
Husayni, Muhammad Muhammad
Lotfi, M.

Source

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Issue

Vol. 12, Issue 4 (31 Jul. 2010), pp.458-462, 5 p.

Publisher

Iranian Hospital

Publication Date

2010-07-31

Country of Publication

United Arab Emirates

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

Background : limping is a debilitating problem that can be prevented by screening at risk newborns.

Jaundice is a problem that brings approximately one fifth of newborns to hospital in early infancy.

The aim of this study was to find out whether the newborns with physiologic jaundice are at an increased risk of developing developmental dislocation of hip and whether it is logical to screen these newborns with Graf’s ultrasonography method.

Methods : throughout a year, 320 icteric newborns (640 hips) that referred to Nemeses Hospital Neonatal Emergency Room for checking their bilirubin were screened by Graf’s ultrasonography method for developmental dislocation of hip (DDH).

Any newborn with other problems such as congenital anomalies were excluded from this study.

Results : of the 640 hips, 21 newborns (3.28 %) had a dysplastic hip (Class IIa) that needed follow up and 12 from them came back for follow up of hip ultrasonography, all of whom became normal (Class Ia) without treatment.

Only 1 hip did have severe dysplasia (Class IIc) (.16 %) that needed treatment at the time of discovery.

Conclusion : the rate of DDH seems not to increase in the newborns with physiologic jaundice.

It seems not to be logical to screen newborns with physiologic jaundice with Graf’s ultrasonographic method, if screening is not cost-effective.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Jalli, R.& Foroughi, A. A.& Lotfi, M.& Husayni, Muhammad Muhammad. 2010. Frequency of developmental dysplasia of hip detected by graf's ultrasonographic method in icteric newborns : a preliminary study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 12, no. 4, pp.458-462.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Jalli, R.…[et al.]. Frequency of developmental dysplasia of hip detected by graf's ultrasonographic method in icteric newborns : a preliminary study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 12, no. 4 (Jul. 2010), pp.458-462.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-252578

American Medical Association (AMA)

Jalli, R.& Foroughi, A. A.& Lotfi, M.& Husayni, Muhammad Muhammad. Frequency of developmental dysplasia of hip detected by graf's ultrasonographic method in icteric newborns : a preliminary study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2010. Vol. 12, no. 4, pp.458-462.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-252578

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 462

Record ID

BIM-252578