Abstract

We examined 60 children aged three weeks to 8 months of life, who were referred for consultation with an orthopedist by local pediatricians with suspected hip dysplasia. Traditionally, the clinical examination of the child has been given great importance. We concluded that the use of a new method of ultrasonographic diagnostics in children in infancy allows us to identify dysplasia of the hip joint at the very early stages of development and to accurately determine its forms and stages.