🥴Been told that your baby has clicky hips and needs a hip ultrasound at 6 weeks old 🤨Have you done your baby's 6 week old ultrasound but since no one rang you about concerns with the scan results, you've assumed that everything is ok?

06 Oct 🥴Been told that your baby has clicky hips and needs a hip ultrasound at 6 weeks old 🤨Have you done your baby’s 6 week old ultrasound but since no one rang you about concerns with the scan results, you’ve assumed that everything is ok?

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Clicky Hips as it is commonly referred to in layman’s term actually refers to a medical condition called Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips (DDH), also known as Congenital Hip Dysplasia or Congenital Hip Dislocation. This is a condition where the hip joint does not develop properly in infants and young children.👶🏻 In a normal hip joint, the ball-shaped head of the femur (thigh bone) fits snugly into the cup-shaped socket of the pelvis (acetabulum). In DDH, this relationship is disrupted, leading to instability or dislocation of the hip joint. DDH can range from mild to severe and can affect one or both hips.

Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for the best outcomes. If left untreated, DDH can lead to hip pain, limping, difficulty walking, and potentially hip arthritis later in life. 😳 To determine if a baby has DDH at birth, an experienced Expert Paediatric Physiotherapist or Paediatrician is able to carry out a physical examination shortly after baby is born. The Barlow and Ortolani tests are often used to detect hip instability or dislocation. As baby gets older, the reliability of the Barlow and Ortolani becomes less accurate and baby will need a hip ultrasound scan.

A common mistake that we hear parents reporting is that, there was no follow up for baby after having had a hip ultrasound scan at 6 weeks old. As a result, baby’s DDH was not diagnosed and treated, resulting in baby not being able to walk at 18 months old. To correct baby’s DDH after the first 6 months old of life, often means that baby will need surgery to correct their affected hip joints.😳

So, if you have been told your baby may have clicky hips, don’t ignore it, follow it up. To find out more, ring My Favourite Physio now 📱on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio to speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists today!

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06 Oct 🥴Been told that your baby has clicky hips and needs a hip ultrasound at 6 weeks old 🤨Have you done your baby’s 6 week old ultrasound but since no one rang you about concerns with the scan results, you’ve assumed that everything is ok?

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