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The '''Barlow maneuver''' is a physical examination performed on [[infant]]s to screen for developmental [[dysplasia]] of the hip. It is named for [[Sir Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet|Thomas Barlow]], a British royal [[physician]].

The maneuver is performed by [[adduction|adducting]] the hip (bringing the thigh towards the midline) while extending the hip at the thigh (pushing the thigh posteriorly).<ref name="pmid10414637">{{cite journal |author=French LM, Dietz FR |title=Screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=177–84, 187–8 |year=1999 |pmid=10414637 |doi= |issn= |accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> 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).

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== see also ==

* [[Hip dysplasia (human)]]

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