Barlow maneuver

It is performed with the Barlow maneuver and inspection of the hip joint and legs.

The Barlow maneuver is a physical examination performed on infants to screen for developmental dysplasia of the hip.

It relocates the dislocation of the hip joint that has just been elicited by the Barlow maneuver.

There are two ways that congenital hip dislocation can be detected through the Ortolani maneuver and the Barlow maneuver.

Two maneuvers commonly employed for diagnosis in neonatal exams are the Ortolani maneuver and the Barlow maneuver.