Why do you say that?
The baby's leg lines and hip lines are asymmetrical. It seems that just because the baby's fat is unevenly distributed, the lines squeezed out of the meat are different.
But in some cases, if the position and number of leg lines and hip lines are not aligned, it is likely to be a sign of hip dysplasia.
What is hip dysplasia?
Hip dysplasia (DDH) refers to a group of diseases characterized by hip instability during infant development, including acetabular dysplasia, subluxation of hip joint and dislocation of hip joint.
About 1 000 full-term newborns have1hip instability, and 1-2 hip dislocations in 1000 children.
This is so academic that many parents don't understand what it means.
Generally speaking, hip dysplasia will cause abnormal walking posture and spinal deformity in infants.
It is also terrible that babies don't feel pain in infancy, and it is naturally difficult for our parents to detect abnormalities.
But when these babies reach adolescence or adulthood, they will have painful arthritis, low back pain after adulthood, or degenerative hip diseases, and even cause disability.
Many parents slowly discover that the baby's walking posture is abnormal after the baby can walk for a long time, but at this time, the best treatment opportunity for the baby may have been missed.
Therefore, in the baby's infancy, we must know the symptoms of the baby's hip dysplasia in advance. Parents should observe the baby's state and conduct self-examination first. Once possible symptoms are found, go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to eliminate the risk of the baby.
Below, Dr. Beibei sorted out the possible symptoms of the baby's hip dysplasia for everyone to facilitate parents' self-examination.
These symptoms can be self-examined:
1, hip and leg lines are asymmetrical.
As mentioned above, the position, depth and number of dermatoglyphics on both sides of the baby's legs and buttocks. The dermatoglyphic position of the baby's stunted side is relatively high and the number is also large.
It should be noted here that in fact, it is normal for many leg lines and hip lines to be asymmetrical, but the leg lines of hip lines are indeed well-founded and need to be checked and confirmed by the hospital.
It is difficult for this baby to stretch his legs.
For example, when we change diapers or dress a baby, the underdeveloped side of the baby with dysplasia of hip joint cannot be fully stretched. When parents stretch their babies, they always put their legs away unconsciously.
3. The strength of two legs is different.
If the hip joint is underdeveloped, the baby's two legs will be pedaled differently, and one leg will definitely be weaker than the other. Parents can let their baby feel it.
4. Legs are different in length
You can try to let the baby lie on his back and bend his knees 90 degrees to see if the knee joint height of both legs is the same. If one side of the baby is stunted and dislocated backwards, the leg on that side will look shorter and the knee will be lower.
Step 5 walk and sway
If the baby's hip joint is underdeveloped, it will swing when walking, and there will be a limp or long and short legs.
6. Spinal curvature
When the baby's hip joints on both sides are underdeveloped, the curve of the back and buttocks will form an "L" shape.
7. There is a click on the hip joint
When my legs were opened and closed, I heard the thump of my hip joint.
However, the snapping sound is not necessarily the dysplasia of the hip joint, because the baby's hip joint has many ligaments, and some specific postures can also cause snapping sound during activities, but we will know if further examination is needed.
Maybe some parents want to be alarmist, but we must be cautious about the baby's development, especially the development of 0-6 years old. Many developmental problems are difficult, and parents have missed the best treatment opportunity when they find out, so early warning is essential!
Finally, if parents suspect that the baby has hip dysplasia, they must go to the hospital for examination and confirmation in time, and the doctor will make a detailed examination and judgment.
Even if the baby really suffers from hip dysplasia, it can be treated according to the baby's age. What our parents have to do is to find the baby's abnormality as soon as possible.