Hip dysplasia in children

The diagnosis of "hip dysplasia" in infants is infrequent (about one in every six newborns out of a thousand), however, hearing this from the mouth of a doctor, many parents perceive it as a sentence - a picture of a limping baby with legs of different lengths appears before your eyes. However, everything is not so scary. The main thing is to start acting on time and not to drop your hands so that in the future the child is no different from everyone else.

Symptoms of hip dysplasia

Under dysplastic changes are understood, in the most general sense, any violations in the formation of a particular organ or system. Congenital dysplasia of the hip joints implies a violation of its formation, which involves the osteochondral base, the muscular component and the capsular-ligament apparatus.

Symptoms of hip dysplasia in children differ in terms of their detection:

1. 7-10 days after birth, the baby recognizes the symptom of a "click", or "slippage", that is, a dislocation of the hip and its direction.
2. At 2-3 weeks of life there is a restriction on the hip removal.

Symptoms of dysplastic changes in children include:

1. Shortening of one of the legs.
2. A turn of the foot of the affected side outside from the medial position.

Moreover, the asymmetry of sub-finger folds can not be called an absolute indicator of the state under consideration. To fully confirm this diagnosis, it is necessary to undergo ultrasound and x-ray diagnostics.

Pediatric dysplasia of the hip joint - Treatment

How much dysplasia of the hip joints is treated depends on the timeliness of providing competent medical care. Treatment should be started as early as possible, so that the head of the hip is centered in the joint, and the acetabulum is formed as needed. The key to success is systematic and comprehensive approach.

Dysplasia of the hip joints in the infant is eliminated by the following methods:

1. The use of tire-struts (for 3-12 months) - in severe form.
2. Wide swaddling (placing two diapers between the diluted hips of the baby with fixation of the third diaper) - with a light form.

Gymnastics for dysplasia of the hip joints

Physiotherapy (LFK) for dysplasia of the hip joints is something that can be started after the hip head centering. Gymnastics should be combined with massage in order to create the right balance of articular surfaces. In the same period, it is advisable to use physiotherapy, namely, electrophoresis using calcium and phosphorus preparations. Paraffin with dysplastic changes also gives a positive effect. Physiotherapy methods can improve the nutrition of the affected area.

Many pediatricians believe that sling at dysplasia of the hip joints is very useful, because when it is in it, the position of the lower limbs of the crumb is the same as in the therapeutic stirrups. In addition, that sling is more convenient, it does not cause negative attitude towards parents and others (compared to stirrups).

Prevention of dysplastic changes

The main method of preventing this disease is a wide swaddling of the baby. It is important to regularly do with him gymnastics with careful breeding legs. It is equally important to regularly show the child to the orthopedist in order to identify the disease at the earliest possible stage and avoid possible negative consequences.

Consequences of hip dysplasia

The most dangerous consequences of the disease under consideration are:

• coxarthrosis / arthrosis;
• pain;
• violation of gait;
• decrease in the volume of movements;
• poor posture;
• problems with the spine.

Combined, these consequences can even lead to disability.