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Hip screening in the newborn : a practical guide / David Anthony Jones.

LIBRA RD772 .J66 1998
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jones, David Anthony.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hip joint--Dislocation, Congenital--Diagnosis.
Hip joint.
Hip joint--Dislocation, Congenital--Treatment.
Pediatric orthopedics.
Newborn infants--Diseases--Diagnosis.
Newborn infants.
Newborn infants--Diseases--Treatment.
Hip Dislocation--prevention & control.
Neonatal Screening.
Newborn infants--Diseases.
Hip joint--Dislocation, Congenital.
Diagnosis.
Medical Subjects:
Hip Dislocation--prevention & control.
Neonatal Screening.
Physical Description:
x, 93 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, [1998]
Contents:
1 Screening basics 1
Secondary screening 7
Selective screening 7
Further consideration of the epidemiology of screening 8
2 The treatment of 'missed' or 'late' DDH 12
Adverse postnatal influences 12
Treatment of the 'missed' case 14
The principles of treatment 17
Genetic counselling 20
3 The clinical tests - how to do them 24
The Ortolani test - historical review 25
The Ortolani test - how to do it 25
The Barlow test 29
The practical test (Roser-Le Damaney-Ortolani-Barlow test) 30
Tests depending on sounds or vibrations 34
Test of restricted abduction 34
Inguinal fold asymmetry 35
The importance of 'secondary' screening 35
Secondary screening in practice 36
The personnel requirement - who does it? 38
4 Child surveillance and the timing of screening 42
The timing of the tests - when should it be done? 43
Child surveillance 43
5 History and epidemiology - the results of clinical screening 48
The early studies 48
Later studies 49
Clinical results versus epidemiological results 50
Why has clinical screening been ineffective? 53
6 The use of ultrasound 57
The static test 57
The dynamic test 60
Who and when? 61
Early results of ultrasound screening 62
7 Ethical and legal considerations 66
Ethical implications 66
Legal considerations and the concept of blame 68
The legal status of clinical guidelines 73
8 Cost and psychology 77
Psychological costs of screening 78
Financial costs of screening 79
9 Organisation documentation and computerisation 81
Documentation 84
Computerisation of the record 84
Audit 85.
Notes:
"A practical guide for general practitioners, clinical medical officers, paediatric and orthopaedic trainees, health visitors, midwives, and other health professionals concerned with child health."
Includes bibliographical references (page [89]) and index.
ISBN:
0750627646
OCLC:
38603052

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