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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Orthopedics
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1351296
This article is part of the Research Topic Fractures and Deformities of the Lower Extremity in Children and Adolescents: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment View all 21 articles

Evaluation of the Thickness of Acetabular Cartilage by Ultrasound in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

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Kai Hong Kai Hong 1Jie Wan Jie Wan 2Ying Zhao Ying Zhao 1Chao Zhang Chao Zhang 1*
  • 1 Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
  • 2 Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

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    Introduction: It has been reported that the cartilaginous roof of acetabulum was thicker in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) than in healthy hip. But limited study focused on the changes of the thickness of acetabular cartilage after follow-up or treatment of DDH. Our goal is to report the thickness of acetabular cartilage before and after treatment of DDH. In borderline hips, the thickness of acetabular cartilage decreased from 3.1 ± .57 mm in the primary evaluation to 2.9 ± .53 mm in the last follow-up scan (P = .01). In dysplastic hips, cartilage thickness decreased from 4.3 ± 1.6 mm in the initial evaluation to 3.5 ± .51 mm after treatment (P = .003). The thickness of acetabular cartilage of dysplastic hips after treatment was still thicker than normal hips (P < .0001).The thickness of acetabular cartilage decreased after follow up or treatment of DDH.Whether or not the still thicker cartilage than normal after treatment in dysplastic hips be considered as an early indicator of residual acetabular dysplasia needs to be further studied.

    Keywords: Developmental dysplasia of the hip, ultrasound, Acetabular, Cartilage, Hip

    Received: 06 Dec 2023; Accepted: 27 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Hong, Wan, Zhao and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Chao Zhang, Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei Province, China

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