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Infant hip dysplasia is fairly common, and treatable, but getting it diagnosed early is important. "She's like any other baby- she gets into everything. She's getting so big," said Stephanie ...

Karen Rosendahl, MD, PhD, is the lead author of the following study: Rosendahl K, Dezateux C, Fosse KR, et al. Immediate treatment versus sonographic surveillance for mild hip dysplasia in newborns.

The question of what to do with newborns with mild hip dysplasia remains controversial because many cases will resolve with no intervention. Recently, a decision analysis was published in The Journal ...

What does it mean when a baby has developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)? Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition that affects about 1 in 100 infants each year. It occurs when the ...

Our hips are designed to support our full weight while allowing movement in all directions. To accomplish this, the rounded top of the thigh bone (femur) fits into a cup-shaped socket in the pelvis ...

In this classification, the hip is reduced into the acetabulum at rest (although not necessarily a fully concentric reduction) but shows considerable laxity and can be manually dislocated during the ...

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Q: My baby has developmental dysplasia of the hip. What is this? How will it be treated? A: Because I’m not a pediatrician, I haven’t seen a baby with developmental dysplasia of the hip since I was in ...

Hip showing moderate dysplasia. Arrows point to the acetabulum. Copyright ©Carol Davila University Pressa Authors review the spectrum of developmental dysplasia of ...