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MRI AFTER OPERATIVE REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA OF THE HIP

¹ Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
² John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr E. G. McNally.

We performed MRI on 13 infants after operative reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Using an axial gradient-echo sequence, MRI accurately depicted the acetabular anatomy and confirmed adequate reduction in 12 patients. The one patient with redislocation after surgery was correctly identified. MRI can be carried out quickly, inexpensively and without risk of radiation and is the investigation of choice to confirm adequate reduction in DDH.

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