Normal pediatric hip ultrasound - Graf type I

Case contributed by Ryan Thibodeau
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Clicking of left hip. History of breech presentation.

Patient Data

Age: 4 months
Gender: Male

The morphology of both acetabula are normal. The femoral heads are properly related to the acetabulum, without subluxation or dislocation. With stress maneuvers, no significant ligamentous laxity is demonstrated.

There is at least 50% coverage of the femoral heads and the alpha angles measure >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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