Hip Dysplasia is a medical condition where the thigh bone (femur) does not fit with the pelvis. This makes the hip joint slightly dislocated leading to unequal leg lengths and limping. Some people are born with Hip Dysplasia. Hip Dysplasia is curable among babies, as the bones are soft and easy to brace and lock in the right place.

Causes –

This condition of the hip joint being not connected to the pelvis bone, known as Hip Dysplasia, is quite commonly found among teenagers, adults, even babies.

Most people with this condition are said to be born with it. Hip Dysplasia can be traced back to when the baby was in the mother’s womb. Sometimes, certain pressure or uncalled movements in the womb can lead to this condition. First pregnancy, large baby, or breech presentation can be some of the reasons associated with Hip Dysplasia.

Hip Dysplasia can also be genetic, passed down from family generations. Hip Dysplasia is also known as congenital hip dislocation.

Hip Dysplasia is not something that happens only to old people because of their age, it is not a common hip disease, it is different. So, if anyone is tolerating hip pains or hip alignment problems, he or she should look into it.

Symptoms –

The signs and symptoms meaning that one may have Hip Dysplasia, differ from one person to another. The symptoms shared among teenagers with Hip Dysplasia will be different than adults, babies may show different symptoms while old people may come with some other.

A person with Hip Dysplasia may find it hard to walk fast, run, or walk without limping. Shortness of one leg, not being able to do hip exercises, or having constant pain in the hip can be the most common and earliest of symptoms found in people having Hip Dysplasia.

The most common symptoms of Hip Dysplasia time after time have been –

• Regular pain in the hip portion
• Difficulties in walking fast
• Not being able to run properly
• Osteoarthritis symptoms
• Unaligned leg lengths
• Limping while walking
• Unstable hip joint

Treatments –

Though Hip Dysplasia cannot be cured, there are ways by which you can try to manage it and keep it under control –

1. Brace – braces are most effective to treat Hip Dysplasia in babies. As babies’ bones are soft bracing near the hip joint can fix the problem
2. Exercises – certain exercises best suited to treat Hip Dysplasia can help to move or be more flexible with the condition. Exercises help to strengthen the joint and help move it.
3. Surgery – now this is the most common treatment for managing Hip Dysplasia in adults or older people. In many cases, surgery becomes inevitable.

The surgeries must be done by the best hip specialist available in your area. Arthroscopy, periacetabular, and total hip replacement are some of the joint surgeries done to treat Hip Dysplasia in patients. Dr Niraj Vora orthopedic is the best hip replacement surgeon in Mumbai and runs one of the safest hip replacement surgery in India.