Reliability of a New Radiographic Classification for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Narayanan, Unni; Mulpuri, Kishore; N. Sankar, Wudbhav; Clarke, Nicholas; S. Hosalkar, Harish; T. Price, Charles

doi:10.1097/bpo.0000000000000318

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Reliability of a New Radiographic Classification for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Published in Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics • Sep 27, 2014

Authors:

Unni Narayanan

Kishore Mulpuri

Wudbhav N. Sankar

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Existing radiographic classification schemes (eg, Tönnis criteria) for DDH quantify the severity of disease based on the position of the ossific nucleus relative to Hilgenreiner's and Perkin's lines. By definition, this method requires the presence of an ossification centre, which can be...

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Medicine

Radiography

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