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Galeazzi Sign

Aka: Galeazzi Sign, Galeazzi's Sign
  1. See Also
    1. Barlow's Test
    2. Ortolani Test
  2. Indication
    1. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip evaluation (identifies femur length discrepancy)
  3. Mechanism
    1. Compare the 2 femur lengths
  4. Preparation: Sit-up starting position
    1. Infant or child supine
    2. Hips and knees flexed with feet flat on examining table
  5. Technique
    1. Observe for inequality of knee height
    2. Affected side will be lower than the normal side
  6. Findings
    1. False Negatives
      1. Bilateral hip disclocation (20% of cases)
    2. Inequality causes
      1. Congenital Hip Dislocation
      2. Femoral shortening

Galeazzi's sign (C0231718)

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
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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