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Table 1 Top ten ranking criteria based on group means of BSCOS and EPOS

From: The most relevant diagnostic criteria for developmental dysplasia of the hip: a study of British specialists

Rank

BSCOS

EPOS

1

Ortolani test positive

Ortolani test positive

2

Barlow test positive

Barlow test positive

3

Asymmetry in abduction ≥20°

Dislocatable hip on dynamic ultrasound

4

Dislocatable hip on dynamic ultrasound

Asymmetry in abduction ≥20°

5

Abduction limited to 45°

α angle <45°

6

Leg-length discrepancy/Galeazzi

Femoral head displaced on stress ultrasound

7

Any asymmetry of hip abduction

Any asymmetry of hip abduction

8

α angle <45°

Breech presentation

9

Femoral head displaced on stress ultrasound

Abduction limited to 45°

10

First degree relative treated for DDH

Leg-length discrepancy/Galeazzi