A technique that uses ultrasound images to determine the depth and shape of the hip socket can accurately predict which infants with hip dysplasia will develop normal hip structure and which remain ...

March 16, 2010 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Breech birth is the main risk factor for hip dysplasia. These babies can appear normal on ultrasound screening at 6 weeks, but need radiographic follow-up at ...

A prenatal ultrasound test uses high-frequency sound waves, inaudible to the human ear, that are transmitted through the abdomen via a device called a transducer to look at the inside of the abdomen.

December 22, 2009 — A peritendinous ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection may be an effective treatment for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome associated with gluteus medius ...