Hi Karen

Welcome. One of the major problems of hip dysplasia is the slow development
of the acetabulum. My daughter wore a pavlik harness from 6 weeks to 12
weeks and it failed, she also had a failed closed reduction and in May 2002
had a bi-lateral open reduction. She was cast's for 7 months (Dec 2002),
since then her Acetabulum Indices have still been extremely high 30/31 (i.e.
shallow). She is now 28 months and we are still playing the waiting game!!

I will keep my fingers crossed that Charlottes hips start growing. Keep us
updated.

Take care
Sara xx

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From: "karen" <karenprivett@...>
To: <clickyhipsclub@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:06 AM
Subject: [Clicky Hips Club] new member..


> Hi all I am Karen, mum to Charlotte who is 13 months..she was
> diagnosed at 7 months...in traction for 1 week, double full-length
> spica for 14 weeks and is currently in an abduction brace for the
> foreseeable future...her acetabulum is developing very slowly but is
> still shallow, so fingers crossed.....she also has been diagnosed
> with epilepsy (absence seiures) during this period so it has been
> doubly traumatic
> Karen
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