Galeazzi maneuver yields which finding indicating a positive test?

• A. Dropping iliac crest with raised leg
• B. Reduction of a dislocated hip
• C. Posterior dislocation of the hip
• D. Unequal knee heights in a supine child

Answer: (D)

The Galeazzi sign (Allis test) is a quick screening maneuver for developmental dysplasia of the hip. When a child is lying supine with hips and knees flexed to 90 degrees, you compare the heights of the knees. A positive test shows unequal knee heights, with one knee appearing lower than the other. This happens because a dislocated or dysplastic hip on one side can make that femur effectively shorter in this flexed position, causing the knees to sit at different levels.

That is why unequal knee heights in a supine child is the finding indicating a positive Galeazzi test. The other options describe different hip findings or maneuvers that are not related to this sign.