Research Article

Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age

Volume: 40 Number: 4 November 20, 2006
  • Nusret Kose
  • Hakan Omeroglu
  • Bulent Ozyurt
  • Nevbahar Akcar
  • Abdurrahman Ozcelik
  • Ulukan Inan
  • Sinan Seber
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Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of a newborn ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted at 3-4 weeks of life, and to assess its utility and feasibility in Turkey.
Methods: During a three-year period, parents of 1440 newborns were interviewed within 48 hours following birth to be informed in detail about developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and its risk factors. They were asked to bring their infants for clinical and ultrasonographic examinations of the hips 3 to 4 weeks after birth.
Results : A total of 975 infants (67.7%; 488 girls, 487 boys; mean age 26 days; range 17 to 34 days) were available on the day of screening. According to the Graf’s classification, 1664 hips (85.3%) were considered type I. Immediate treatment was initiated for 22 hips (1.2%) which were considered type IIc, D, or IIIa. All but one hip were found to be type I after eight weeks of treatment. Among type IIa hips with a complete follow-up, 12% required treatment. In total, 45 hips (2.3%) of 35 infants (3.6%) were treated preferably with a Pavlik harness. Of these, 10 infants (28.6%) had at least one risk factor for DDH, the most common being a positive family history (n=7, 20%). Of 45 treated hips, 12 hips(26.7%) exhibited positive clinical findings, the most common being asymmetry of the thigh/inguinal folds.
Conclusion : Ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted at the age of 3 to 4 weeks is effective for early diagnosis and successful treatment of DDH. However, nearly one-thirds of the infants were not available at the appointed date, despite transmission of detailed inf rmation to the parents just after birth.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nusret Kose This is me

Hakan Omeroglu This is me

Bulent Ozyurt This is me

Nevbahar Akcar This is me

Abdurrahman Ozcelik This is me

Ulukan Inan This is me

Sinan Seber This is me

Publication Date

November 20, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Year 2006 Volume: 40 Number: 4

APA
Kose, N., Omeroglu, H., Ozyurt, B., Akcar, N., Ozcelik, A., Inan, U., & Seber, S. (2006). Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 40(4), 285-290. https://izlik.org/JA93YA24WY
AMA
1.Kose N, Omeroglu H, Ozyurt B, et al. Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40(4):285-290. https://izlik.org/JA93YA24WY
Chicago
Kose, Nusret, Hakan Omeroglu, Bulent Ozyurt, et al. 2006. “Our Three-Year Experience With an Ultrasonographic Hip Screening Program Conducted in Infants at 3 to 4 Weeks of Age”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 (4): 285-90. https://izlik.org/JA93YA24WY.
EndNote
Kose N, Omeroglu H, Ozyurt B, Akcar N, Ozcelik A, Inan U, Seber S (November 1, 2006) Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 4 285–290.
IEEE
[1]N. Kose et al., “Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 285–290, Nov. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93YA24WY
ISNAD
Kose, Nusret - Omeroglu, Hakan - Ozyurt, Bulent - Akcar, Nevbahar - Ozcelik, Abdurrahman - Inan, Ulukan - Seber, Sinan. “Our Three-Year Experience With an Ultrasonographic Hip Screening Program Conducted in Infants at 3 to 4 Weeks of Age”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40/4 (November 1, 2006): 285-290. https://izlik.org/JA93YA24WY.
JAMA
1.Kose N, Omeroglu H, Ozyurt B, Akcar N, Ozcelik A, Inan U, Seber S. Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40:285–290.
MLA
Kose, Nusret, et al. “Our Three-Year Experience With an Ultrasonographic Hip Screening Program Conducted in Infants at 3 to 4 Weeks of Age”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 4, Nov. 2006, pp. 285-90, https://izlik.org/JA93YA24WY.
Vancouver
1.Nusret Kose, Hakan Omeroglu, Bulent Ozyurt, Nevbahar Akcar, Abdurrahman Ozcelik, Ulukan Inan, Sinan Seber. Our three-year experience with an ultrasonographic hip screening program conducted in infants at 3 to 4 weeks of age. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Nov. 1;40(4):285-90. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93YA24WY