Role of ultrasound in screening of developmental dysplasia of the hip joints in newborns /
دور الموجات فوق الصوتيه فى فحص حالات خلع مفصل الفخذ الخلقي في الأطفال حديثى الولاده
Mohammed Magdy Mahmoud Elbanhawi ; Supervised Mohsen Elsayed Khalil , Randa Kaddah
- Cairo : Mohammed Magdy Mahmoud Elbanhawi , 2012
- 72 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Radio-diagnosis
The hip is at risk as the fetal lower limb rotates medially. A dislocation at this time is termed teratologic. All elemenrs of the hip joint develop abnormally. The hip muscles develop around the 18th gestational week. Neuromuscular problems at this time, such as myelodysplasia and arthrogryposis, also lead to teratologic dislocations. During the final 4 weeks of pregnancy, mechanical forces have a role