Hip dislocation in children (formerly known as congenital hip dislocation; currently referred to as developmental hip dysplasia) is a hip condition that arises in infants and young children as a result of improper development of the hip joint; it is characterized by joint laxity and, over time, anatomical bone abnormalities that cause the upper end of the thigh bone (femur) to lose its proper alignment with the hip socket.
Early diagnosis and treatment of this condition are crucial, as failure to treat it can lead to permanent and severe structural hip deformities, and even disability. While this problem can develop even in healthy infants without any musculoskeletal disorders, it tends to present much more severely in the presence of existing musculoskeletal conditions. When diagnosed in the first few months after birth, non-surgical methods are effective for treatment. However, as the child gets older, soft tissue surgeries become necessary first, followed by the combination of these procedures with bone surgeries to restore joint alignment.
You are seeing the results of the surgical procedure we performed in a single session on both the hip socket and the femur (thigh bone) of our 8-year-old male patient with cerebral palsy to address hip dislocation in both hips. The goal of these surgeries is to achieve a fully functional hip joint with unrestricted movement, thereby ensuring the patient has a future in which he can walk without difficulty.