When I brought my 2-month old baby for his well-baby check, I was shocked to learn that he had a dislocated hip. The doctor called it dysplasia. What are the symptoms, because I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
Development dysplasia of the hip is a condition where the hip is dislocated - sometimes mildly, sometimes severely. Because it can be relatively mild, it isn't always obvious early on if a child has this problem. Often, this is picked up at a well-baby check, just as yours was. The symptoms include: - Uneven legs - they aren't symmetrical - Affected leg isn't moved as much by the baby as the other leg - Affected leg is shorter than the other - When looking at the folds fat in the thigh, they are uneven, comparing the affected hip with the other - Affected leg may outward, particularly in older children
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