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Prevalence of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in a Maternity Hospital in São...
Motta,Giovanna Galvão Braga; Chiovatto,Alessandra Rodrigues Silva; Chiovatto,Eduardo Davino; Luís Duarte,Márcio; Rodrigues,Natasha Vogel MajewskiAbstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), that is, hips classified as Graf type-IIc or higher, among a sample of the population of newborns aged from 0 to 3 days of life, and to correlate the findings with the main risk factors described in the literature. Methods An observational, cross-sectional, prospective study on a sample of newborns at a Maternity Hospital...
Computed tomography with low-dose radiation versus standard-dose radiation for ...
Luís Duarte,Márcio; dos Santos,Lucas Ribeiro; Oliveira,Acary Souza Bulle; Iared,Wagner; Peccin,Maria StellaBACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) accounts for 13% of all radiological examinations in the United States and 40-70% of the radiation that patients receive. Even with the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT continues to be the gold standard for diagnosing bone fractures. There is uncertainty as to whether CT with a low radiation dose has a fracture detection rate similar to that of standard-dose CT...