Normal pediatric hip ultrasound - Graf type I

Case contributed by Ryan Thibodeau
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Clicking hip following breech presentation.

Patient Data

Age: 1 month
Gender: Male

The cartilaginous femoral heads are normal and symmetric. There was no subluxation or dislocation with stress maneuvers. There is normal (50% or greater) coverage of both femoral epiphyses. The right alpha angles range from 61 to 63 degrees, and the left alpha angles range from 60 to 62 degrees (normal >60 degrees).

Case Discussion

This is a normal ultrasound of the hip in a patient that was at risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) given the history of a breech presentation.

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