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A five-year-old child is hospitalized for correction of congenital hip dysplasia. During the assessment of the child, the nurse can expect to find the presence of:
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Trendelenburg sign, where the pelvis tilts downward on the unaffected side when standing on the affected leg, is associated with congenital hip dysplasia due to weak hip abductors. The other signs are unrelated.