Hip dysplasia

Description:

Hip dysplasia, or dislocated hip, is a genetically inherited condition that effects the joint where the hip bone meets the pelvis called the hip sockets. This condition is usually apparent at birth and it is rare that it would be acquired later in life.

In persons with dislocated hips, the hip bone does not fit inside the pelvis very tightly, in fact it may be very loose, and it is this looseness that will affect a person’s ability to walk because their weak hip joints will not support their body weight. It is possible for a child to be born with one or both hips dislocated.

The result of dislocated hips, if untreated, is the complete inability to walk. There is usually not much pain associated with this condition.

Cause:

It is inherited genetically.

Treatment:

Corrective surgeries can be performed on the hips in order to create a tighter hip socket. It may require more than one surgery over time because a child’s hip bones continue to grow and the hip sockets may become loose over time. Generally by the time a child becomes an adult there is little need for surgery.

A less invasive treatment that has been developed within the last 10-15 years is a harness that a child can wear fulltime for the first year of life that will keep a child from being mobile to allow for hips sockets to form more tightly on their own through traction.

Prevention:

There is no way to prevent a child from being born with hip dysplasia.

A child born with hip dysplasia CAN:

Think, feel, express themselves and be understood just like any other child! With treatment, it is possible for a child to learn to walk and live a normal life.


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