Dysplasia of hip joints in a child is a weighty concern

The diagnosis of "hip dysplasia" in a child requires a careful approach, attention and immediate treatment. To determine the presence of this pathology in a newborn can be on some presumptive grounds, but the most accurate diagnosis is put only after reaching the age of three months baby, and ignore it or postpone therapy is not worth it.

Dysplasia of hip joints in a child is a congenital disease that is characterized by underdevelopment of some articular parts, which leads to their incorrect arrangement. The cause of this pathology is the severe course of pregnancy, the errors in the mother's nutrition, the elderly parents, the pelvic presentation of the fetus, the harmful conditions of work and much more that can affect the underdevelopment of the joint rudiments. Most often, the disease is diagnosed in girls, it can be inherited from the parents.

Often, a presumptive diagnosis is made in the first days of life, tk. Dysplasia of hip joints in a child is determined by some early signs. The mother herself may suspect that something is wrong if there is a restriction in the mobility of the thigh with the legs bent at the knee to the side. The location of the gluteal folds in asymmetric order and the shortening of the limb from the side of the lesion are also signs of joint underdevelopment that can be seen when the child lies.

A specialist with extensive experience working with newborns will easily determine the presence of pathology. It should be noted that dysplasia of the hip joints in the child requires additional diagnosis, including x-rays and ultrasound of the joint. Based on this survey, the final clinical diagnosis is made. Such a survey is carried out only after the child's three-month age.

The science of orthopedics studies all the issues with which hip dysplasia in children is associated. Diagnosis of pathology is also carried out by specialists in this field. The slightest manifestation of any of the above signs, the anxiety of the baby during gymnastics and the movement of the legs are indications to the obligatory consultation of the pediatric orthopedist.

Restoration of the normal position of the joint elements is a long process. It is advisable to start it from the first days of life, when the first suspicions about the presence of pathology appear. At an early stage appoint a method of wide swaddling, therapeutic gymnastics, physiotherapy.

Dysplasia of the hip joints in children, massage 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 lasts until the physiological termination of the child's growth.

If you do not treat dysplasia, further complications such as cocksoarthrosis of the hip joint, duck gait, permanent tenderness, atrophic processes and much more are possible. That is why it is so important not to start the disease and begin treatment immediately.