Ultrasonography in screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in newborns: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the accuracy and effectiveness of the screening of all newborn infants for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) using ultrasound imaging, as is standard practice in some European countries but not in the United Kingdom, the United States, or Scandinavia.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

Twenty three medical, economic, and grey literature databases (to March 2004), with no limitations of design or language; some references were provided by experts.

Selection of studies

Only diagnostic accuracy studies and comparative studies conducted in an unselected newborn population were eligible for the review. Two reviewers independently selected the studies and performed the quality assessment.

Results

The review identified one diagnos

SUBMITTER: Woolacott NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC558371 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature