Family Natters

Annie has a clicky hip.  My sister-in-law was the one to pick up on it, then the paediatrician confirmed it with a simple systematic test in which Annie lay on her back with all bottom clothes off and had her hips maneovered.

The doctor asked if there was a family history of clicky hips and referred her for an x-ray to check for congenital dislocation.  Basically, Annie had again to have her bottom half-undressed while I held her legs in two different positions.

It’s always best to have clicks checked out as early as possible because if there is dislocation treatment is easier then, perhaps by a splint.  If a child is walking, sometimes the hip has to be put in plaster.  Generally look, the outlook is excellent.