Bhalvani, ChiragMadhuri, Vrisha2015-12-232015-12-232011-06Bhalvani Chirag, Madhuri Vrisha. Ultrasound Profile of Hips of South Indian Infants. Indian Pediatrics. 2011 June; 48(6): 475-477.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/168865One thousand consecutive infants, 437 girls and 563 boys, attending their first DPT vaccination at a mean age of 48 days underwent ultrasonological screening of the hips by Graf’s technique at the immunization clinic of a tertiary hospital in South India. Graf I (mature) hips were seen bilaterally in 925 children. The incidence of Graf type II hips was 74/1000 infants. The incidence of sonographically abnormal hips (II, III and IV) in this population was 7.5%. The hip dislocation rate was 1 in 1000 (0.1%).enDevelopmental dysplasia of hipUltrasound screeningArticle