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New technique for early screening of developmental dysplasia of the hip: pilot study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12724598     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An acoustical technique has been developed for early screening of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in neonates by comparing the sound transmitted across the hips while a vibratory force was applied to the sacrum. The baseline for 90 normal neonates has been established and tests in the frequency bands of 200, 250, and 315 Hz were found to be most effective, achieving high coherence and smallest discrepancy. Sixteen patients with unilateral DDH were examined and the results suggested that coherence below 0.8 in at least one of these frequency bands was strongly indicative of structural asymmetry between both hips, and there was a significant difference between normal neonates and patients with unilateral DDH. By setting the cut-off discrepancy at 2.0 dB, the best sensitivity (100%) would be achieved, and this could be proposed as the threshold for wide-scale screening of DDH.
Authors:
Kevin S C Kwong; Xiaolin Huang; Jack C Y Cheng; John H Evans
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pediatric orthopedics     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0271-6798     ISO Abbreviation:  J Pediatr Orthop     Publication Date:    2003 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-01     Completed Date:  2003-09-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8109053     Medline TA:  J Pediatr Orthop     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  347-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China. rsskwong@inet.polyu.edu.hk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustics*
Female
Hip Dislocation / diagnosis*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Neonatal Screening / methods*
Pilot Projects
Vibration
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Pediatr Orthop. 2004 Jan-Feb;24(1):136; author reply 136   [PMID:  14676548 ]

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