Congenital hip dislocation (CHD) occurs when a child is born with an unstable hip. The main cause of this is their early stages of fetal development; the formation of hip joint is abnormal. This condition is also known as “developmental dysplasia of the hip.†It gets worsens as your child grows. The ball-and-socket joint in the child’s hip might dislocate sometimes. It means that the ball will slip out of the socket during movement. Sometimes the joint may completely dislocate.
Cause
In many cases, the cause of this condition is unknown. Contributing factors involves breech presentation, low levels of amniotic fluid in the womb which occurs during the birth of a child with hips first, and a history in the family of the condition. Confinement in the uterus might cause CHD. This is the reason why your baby is more likely to develop this condition if you’re pregnant for the first time because the uterus hasn’t been previously stretched.
Treatment
A surgery called closed reduction Surgery performed with general anesthesia and may include maneuvering their hip into the socket. If the Pavlik harness treatment is unsuccessful or your baby is too big for the harness, your child may need surgery. Other obstacles will be removed by surgeons before positioning the hip and lengthen your baby’s tendons. This surgery called an open reduction. After the relocation of your baby’s hip, their legs and hips will be in casts for at least 12 weeks.
