JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS, vol.34, no.6, pp.591-596, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Universal ultrasound screening has led to over-treatment and higher follow-up rates than are found with clinical examination alone because of high incidence of physiologically immature hips (type IIa) in the first weeks of life. The ability to predict future acetabular development in physiologically immature hips (type IIa) would therefore help to reduce overtreatment and unnecessary follow-up.