Ultrasonography of the unossified patella in young children

Janet Walker, Mercer Rang, Alan Daneman

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Abstract

Ultrasonography has become a useful technique to assess the cartilaginous hip of the newborn. We applied this technique and found that it gave useful information in helping to locate the unossified patella in two cases of congenital dislocation of the patella.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)100-102
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

Keywords

  • Cartilaginous hip
  • Ultrasonography
  • Unossified patella

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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