Congenital hip dysplasia
Description of the disease
Symptoms
Congenital hip dysplasia is a pathological anatomical connection between the femoral head and the acetabulum, which disrupts bone development and leads to early-onset arthritis and disability. If this anatomical connection stabilizes within weeks or months, doctors call this type of congenital hip dysplasia transient. Doctors diagnose it by performing specific tests on newborns up to 6 months. Ultrasonography confirms the diagnosis. In most cases, treatment involves conservatively using special abduction braces.
Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology