Hip Dysplasia
There are so many different reasons why a child can develop hip dysplasia. This reason alone can make it difficult for doctors to pin point why it happens. For instance, your newborn baby is a girl, and she seems perfectly healthy and normal in every other area. In this case, your baby being a girl is the only reason for the dysplasia. That is why this particular condition can be hard to diagnose early on.
Hip dysplasia can be very tricky to find. Sometimes symptoms do not show up until your child is several months old. There are some cases where both hips are compromised making the diagnoses even more challenging. This condition is easier to treat the sooner you find it. That is why most infants will endure a surgery to correct the condition.
A reminder of the list of symptoms for Hip Dysplasia:
• A click or popping when the hip is rotated
• There is not full range of motion
• The legs are two different lengths
• The hip joint is not very flexible
If you have any concerns that your child could be having dysplasia, it is important to make an appointment with your child’s doctor, especially if the child is a girl. It is better to be on the safe side then to let the condition go.
