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Clinical evaluation of ultrasound screening in follow-up visits of infants with cerebral palsy at high risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip

  • Authors:
    • Aizhen Qiu
    • Zhongxiu Yang
    • Jiping Wang
    • Taotao Wang
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  • Published online on: September 2, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3653
  • Pages: 2431-2434
  • Copyright: © Qiu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the clinical value of ultrasound screenings for the developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and explore its etiology in high-risk infants with cerebral palsy in follow‑up visits. A group of 98 cases of infants at high‑risk of cerebral palsy who received rehabilitation treatment between July, 2009 and July, 2010 were selected. Infants included 58 men and 40 women, aged <6 months and not lost to follow‑up visits. Ultrasound (using Graf static inspection) screening of hips was performed and the infants with abnormalities were given clinical intervention, and 1‑ to 2-year-old infants were given outpatient follow‑ups. The results were analyzed and there were 40 abnormal cases among the 98 cases of infants at high risk of cerebral palsy, including 18 cases of unstable hip joint, and 22 cases of DDH (12 cases of hip dysplasia, 3 cases of hip subluxation and 7 cases of hip dislocation). Early clinical intervention for infants with hip dysplasia and outpatient follow up for infants aged 1‑2 years was carried out and had ischemic necrosis of femoral head, with the exception of 1 case of femoral detorsion that was poorly restored. In conclusion, the probability of DDH was higher in infants at high‑risk of cerebral palsy compared to the normal infants. Hip ultrasound is a safe, simple, and effective screening method for these infants, which is of great clinical significance for an earlier diagnosis and treatment of DDH in infants with cerebral palsy.
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Qiu A, Yang Z, Wang J and Wang T: Clinical evaluation of ultrasound screening in follow-up visits of infants with cerebral palsy at high risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Exp Ther Med 12: 2431-2434, 2016
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Qiu, A., Yang, Z., Wang, J., & Wang, T. (2016). Clinical evaluation of ultrasound screening in follow-up visits of infants with cerebral palsy at high risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 2431-2434. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3653
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Qiu, A., Yang, Z., Wang, J., Wang, T."Clinical evaluation of ultrasound screening in follow-up visits of infants with cerebral palsy at high risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.4 (2016): 2431-2434.
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Qiu, A., Yang, Z., Wang, J., Wang, T."Clinical evaluation of ultrasound screening in follow-up visits of infants with cerebral palsy at high risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 4 (2016): 2431-2434. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3653