Hip Health Day in Children

#HipHealthDay just passed on June04.
A perfect time to remind ourselves if the importance of childs #hip #health and the common #diseases affecting childs hip joint.

1. #DDH
2. #SCFE
3. Perthes Disease
4. #CerebralPalsy

Child hip health starts from the time a child is born. It is important to have your pediatrician examine you newborn to make sure the childs hip has no obvious signs of dislocation. This condition is called DDH and is often missed in newborn period. It’s easiest to treat early and is the cause of significant difficulty to the child later if undetected.

In the newborn period it’s very easy and reassuring to do an ultrasound screening of the hips to rule out a hip dislocation or a more subtle variation called ‘dysplasia’ which is not possible to pick up via examination.

In older children hip disease usually has pain or limp. Be very suspicious if your child has a limp without a fall to account for it. Don’t ignore pain around the hip, thigh or knee. It is important to be aware that the child may have pain in the knee or thigh instead of the hip in hip joint problems

If the child is walking with a limp, if you feel that the child has a difference between the limb lengths or swaying from side to side it may be an indication of a hip problem.

Don’t hesitate to consult your #pediatric #orthopedic #surgeon

So , Mind the #Hip !

– Dr. Easwar Tr .
Paediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Baby Memorial Hospital , Kozhikode Kerala

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