II. Indication
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip evaluation (identifies femur length discrepancy)
III. Mechanism
- Compare the 2 femur lengths
IV. Preparation: Sit-up starting position
- Infant or child supine
- Hips and knees flexed with feet flat on examining table
V. Technique
- Observe for inequality of knee height
- Affected side will be lower than the normal side
VI. Findings
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False Negatives
- Bilateral hip disclocation (20% of cases)
- Inequality causes
- Congenital Hip Dislocation
- Femoral shortening
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| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| SnomedCT | 65103009 |
| English | Galeazzi sign, allis sign, Allis sign, Galeazzi's sign, Galeazzi's sign (finding) |
| Spanish | signo de Allis, signo de Galeazzi (hallazgo), signo de Galeazzi |
