[Clinical examination of the hips in newborn infants]. / L'examen clinique des hanches en maternité.

The author describes the criteria for screening a hip at risk in the newborn. The following criteria are important: evaluation of abduction, fetal position of the lower limbs and instability. After examination, the hips are classified as normal, irreducible and questionable. A good clinical examination can clarify most of these diagnoses.