Patient's question:
The child of my brother. He is two years old this year. Previously, the child was unfortunately diagnosed with pediatric congenital hip dysplasia, so now I would like to ask, when should this condition be treated?Doctor's answer:
Timing is crucial for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip in children. Early detection allows for positional adjustments. Around six months of age, if the dysplasia is detected, a custom-made splint can be worn to perform positional corrections. For patients over one year old, active correction is necessary. Small surgeries such as adductor tenotomy or iliac osteotomy may be performed, followed by maintaining a special position to allow continued development. By age two or older, this is essentially the only surgical approach.