Date December 12, 2021
Your baby will be examined by doctors right after they’re born. During these examinations, between the fourth and sixth week of life, ultrasound is also used to check whether your child's hip joint is unstable or easily dislocated. If this is the case, doctors call it hip dysplasia. In this post you will find out what exactly is behind this diagnosis and how it can be treated.
What is hip dysplasia?
With hip dysplasia, your baby's hip socket cannot properly hold the femoral head, which is located on their thigh. This skeletal malformation occurs in around 4 percent of newborns. In extreme cases, the femoral head even jumps out of the joint. However, this is only the case in 0.2 percent of babies.
