Predictive value of specific ultrasound findings when used as a screening test for abnormalities on VCUG
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Several studies have documented the failure of neonatal clinical screening to reduce the incidence of hip dislocation later in infancy. In addition, the practice of splinting unstable hips is said to result in the treatment of many infants who would have developed normally if left unsplinted. Ultrasound provides a detailed image of the bony and cartilaginous neonatal hip. The results of convent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Urology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1477-5131
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.03.006