Jo,
So sorry to hear about the failed closed reduction. Sometimes it happens if
there is cartilage that gets in to the hip so that the femur can't remain in
the socket. The only surefire way to have it stay in is to do an open
reduction and clean out the tissue. Hope that you got better news while
undergoing the new operation.

Nancy[keeper of the www.hip-baby.org website, mom to Claudia, misdiagnosed
at 9 months, diagnosed at 16 months old with bilaterally dislocated hips and
DDH, 8 days traction, adductor tenotomy, closed reduction, AVN in left hip,
spica casts for 20 weeks, full-time abduction brace wearing for 1 year,
bilateral open reductions and pelvic osteotomies, spica casts for 7 weeks,
now going for once a year check-ups!]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Bayliss" <jo.bayliss@...>
To: "Clicky Hips Group" <clickyhipsclub@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:44 AM
Subject: [Clicky Hips Club] Failed reduction...


> Hi all, Emilia was in hosptial last week for her closed reduction & medial
approach abductor tenotomy. They gave her a CT scan the next day and the bad
news is that it failed & the hip is back out. Our consultant was at another
hospital so we couldn't get answers as to why it happened or if it's gone
back to where it was.
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> They want her back in tomorrow (11th) to perform the reduction again.
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> We're trying to stay strong, but it's so hard to put your baby through GA.
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> Has anyone else got a story about failed reductions?
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> Jo & Emilia 18wks today
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