Re: Connection between tort and hip problems

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Hello ,You bring up an excellent point in the connection between tort and hip alignment issues. About 20% of tort patients also have hip problems. I had no idea about this until we recently changed peds and our new ped sent my daughter for a hip x-ray to rule out hip problems when she learned of her tort diagnosis and the fact that she had been breech most of the pregnancy. She also had uneven folds in her thighs(an indicator of possible hip problems.) Our former ped never mentioned this! Our new ped said that my daughter should have had an ultrasound of her hips before 12 weeks, but because of her age(12months,) she had to have an x-ray. Thank goodness my daughter's hips turned out to be normal. If they had not been, our former pediatrician would have dropped the ball

again! Babies with hip alignment issues can be treated without surgery up to 18 months, so the earlier the treatment the better. Parents definitely need to be aware of the connection between hip problems and tort, just in case their ped is not. Thanks for bringing this up!-AmyFrom: Michele Gullotti <michelegullotti@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 4:22:53 PMSubject: Do

For me peace of mind is a wonderful thing. So I would say to go see a Pediatric Neurologist just as second opinion and to rule out any of your concerns. My son is 6 months old and is getting his doc band tomorrow from CT. He has been going for PT a month and a half now for treatment. I brought him today to a Pediatric Orthopedist for a second opinion. He did an xray of his hips because apparently babies with Torticollis can have hip alignment issues. My son didnt. I felt a lot better knowing a second MD looked at him.

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Mikey had hip mobility problems, especially the left, which we suppose was held against his body for about five weeks before he was born.  I was able to work with him to loosen them up, and now they have almost normal mobility.  Our pediatrician did order an x-ray to rule out dysplasia.