Barlow maneuver

The Barlow maneuver is a physical examination performed on infants to screen for developmental dysplasia of the hip. It is named for Thomas Barlow, a British royal physician.

The maneuver is performed by adducting the hip (bringing the thigh towards the midline) while extending the hip at the thigh (pushing the thigh posteriorly).[1] If the hip is dislocatable - that is, if the hip can be popped out of socked with this maneuver - the test is considered positive. The Ortolani maneuver is then used, to confirm that the positive finding (i.e., that the hip actually dislocated).

## References

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1. ↑ French LM, Dietz FR (1999). "Screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip". Am Fam Physician. 60 (1): 177–84, 187–8. PMID 10414637. `|access-date=` requires `|url=` (help)

## see also

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* Hip dysplasia (human)

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