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News items on 'Congenital Dislocation And Dysplasia Of Hip'
(BBC 12/07/2009)
Sophie Chandler's siblings were both walking by the age of one but she will not walk before she is two. Her mother, Tina, thinks this might have been avoided with better health screening. For Sophie, aged 21 months, has developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) - a condition in which the ball and socket of the hip do not develop properly. Tina said she feels desperately sorry for her daughter who spent four months in plaster, unable to run around with her siblings or even have a bath.
Baby hip screening plan 'failing'
(BBC 19/02/2009)
More than half of England's primary care trusts have no policy in place to screen newborns for hip problems, a charity investigation has found. Research by Steps found 57% had no staff guidance on checks that should be carried out, in accordance with advice, at birth and at six to eight weeks. Screening is important to spot hip dysplasia, diagnosed in up to 2,000 babies and children each year.
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