A 10-day-old girl is reviewed before discharge from the special care nursery, where she was admitted for feedi…

Question

A 10-day-old girl is reviewed before discharge from the special care nursery, where she was admitted for feeding support. She was born at 38 weeks in a frank breech position, and her mother was treated in a harness as a baby for hip dysplasia. Today, as at the newborn check, both hips are stable with no clunk on either manoeuvre, abduction is full and symmetrical, the skin creases are equal, and the knees are level when the hips and knees are flexed. Which one of the following should be arranged…

Accepted Answer

Hip ultrasound at six weeks of age

Answer

Hip ultrasound before discharge today

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No further hip assessment is required

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Pelvic radiograph at four months of age

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Repeat clinical examination at six weeks without imaging

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