The diagnosis of hip dysplasia in a child requires a thorough approach, attention and immediate treatment. The presence of this pathology in a newborn can be determined by some presumptive signs, but the most accurate diagnosis is made only after the baby reaches three months of age, and it is not worth ignoring it or postponing therapy.
Hip dysplasia in a child is a congenital disease, which is characterized by the underdevelopment of some articular parts, which leads to their incorrect location. The reason for the formation of this pathology is a severe pregnancy, miscarriages in the mother’s diet, the
elderly of the parents, pelvic presentation of the fetus, harmful working conditions and much more, which can affect the underdevelopment of articular primordia. Most often, the disease is diagnosed in girls, it can be inherited from parents.
Often, a presumptive diagnosis is made in the first days of life, because Hip dysplasia in a child is determined by some early signs. Mom herself may suspect something was wrong if there was a restriction in the mobility of the thigh when moving the legs bent at the knee to the side. The location of the gluteal folds in an asymmetric order and the shortening of the limb from the side of the lesion are also signs of a joint underdevelopment, which can be noticed when the child is lying.
A specialist with extensive experience working with newborn children will easily determine the presence of pathology. It is worth noting that
dysplasia of the hip joints in a child requires additional diagnostics, including x-rays and ultrasound of the joint. Based on this examination, the final clinical diagnosis is made. Such an examination is carried out only after a three-month-old child.
The science of orthopedics studies all the issues associated with hip dysplasia in children. Diagnosis of pathology is also carried out by specialists in this field. The slightest manifestation of any of the above signs, the baby's anxiety during gymnastics and leg movements are indications for a mandatory consultation of a pediatric orthopedist.
Restoring the normal position of the articular elements is a long process. It is advisable to start it from the first days of life, when the first suspicions of the presence of pathology appear. At the early stage, the method of
wide swaddling, therapeutic exercises, physiotherapy is prescribed.
Hip dysplasia in children, a massage for which is mandatory, requires a course of treatment, which can be repeated repeatedly until complete recovery. After the end of the treatment process, all children who have had the disease must undergo further annual medical examination, which continues until the physiological end of the child’s growth.
If dysplasia is not treated, complications such as coxarthrosis of the hip joint, duck gait, constant pain, atrophic processes, and much more are possible in the future. That is why it is so important not to start the disease and begin treatment immediately.