My daughter practically had no socket either.
With my daughter Serenity they used the bone they got when they made her femur
shorter, and bone grafted it onto her hip to make more of a socket and then put
her hip in. And also, after the hip is in, the ball helps to push into and
hopefully deepen the socket, especially when they start using it, weight bearing
and walking, etc. So to answer your question, no, the hip socket would not be
artificial. I have never heard of that happening with hip displaysia. Good luck
with your daughter.

Blessed Be - Joy & Serenity




----- Original Message ----
From: adamandbrenda <adamandbrenda@...>
To: clickyhipsclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 2:36:08 PM
Subject: [Clicky Hips Club] Any advice? Artificial hip socket?

Hello. I posted a while back regarding a little girl that we are
adopting from CHina. She has been diagnosed with congenital
dislocation of the hip. The orphanage says they noticed a limp when she
first started walking at 24 months. (Aggravation from me since they
didn't notice sooner!...) I received her xrays last week. Her pelvis
shows no socket and the ball at the top of her femur is 1/2 the size
it should be. Does anyone know if they will need to create an
artificial socket? Or a bone graft? Does that mean she'll have
surgeries all her life?
Thank you so much for the help!
Brenda






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