Table 3.
Patients with clubfoot who, when asked on follow-up contact, “has your child been diagnosed with hip problems” responded “yes” when on initial contact had reported “no” to being treated for hip dysplasia
| Patient | Details of hip issue | Any imaging done? |
Any treatment done? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor said child had hip problem, mom not sure of details | No | No |
| 2 | Pain in hip, no diagnosis | No | No |
| 3 | “Positional” hip problem, will start PT for intoeing | No | No |
| 4 | Hips “out of alignment” according to chiropractor | No | No |
| 5 | Hips “out of alignment” | Yes | Yes, “stretchy pants” |
| 6 | Leg length inequality, hips are out of alignment | Yes | No |
| 7 | Muscle weakness due to mild cerebral palsy | Yes | No |
| 8 | Intoeing due to “hip problem” | Yes | No |
| 9 | “Loose hips”, not dysplasia | Yes | No |
| 10 | Hips are “premature” | Yes | Yes, nighttime brace age 6–18 months |
| 11 | Slight hip dyplasia, thought positional due to breech positioning at birth | Yes | No |
| 12 | Doctor told mom hips are “hairline away from being normal” but not sure what he meant | Yes | No |