Hip Disorders
Orthopaedic surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia treat hip disorders in children of all ages — from premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, to older adolescents with new hip disorders or problems related to an earlier disorder. We treat hundreds of children with hip disorders each year.
Our team of orthopaedic surgeons, pediatric anesthesiologists and pain specialists make your child's surgery as safe and comfortable as possible while offering the most complex reconstruction techniques available. These include:
- Femoral osteotomies with external fixation
- Ganz periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)
- Capital realignment surgery
We have special expertise in hip conservation in adolescents and young adults, to stop continued damage to the cartilage and to prevent the need for premature hip replacement.
Hip Disorders and Treatment
For information about hip disorders and their treatment, visit our health information pages and external resources for:
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Coxa-vara
- Avascular necrosis
- Spastic hip disease in cerebral palsy
- Chondrolysis
Make an appointment
If you would like to have your child seen by one of our hip specialists in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, please call 215-590-1527.
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