Hip Disorders Program Patient Stories

At 18 months old, Jackie needed hip surgery. CHOP’s new hospital will give families like hers easier access to CHOP’s world-class orthopaedic experts.

When Morgan was 11, longstanding hip issues began to severely limit her mobility and ability to play her favorite sport, soccer. Here, she describes the experience in her own words.

Once in so much pain he couldn’t walk, Daniel is back on the field competing in tournament baseball, sometimes two or three games in a single day. 

After two different braces failed to correct Elise's hip dysplasia, she underwent hip surgery at CHOP and spent 12 weeks in a spica cast.

Severe hip pain from a rare condition sidelined Andrew Luke from the sports he loved but specialized surgery by CHOP and Penn orthopaedic surgeons put him back in the game.

After surgery to align a displaced section of the top of her femur, Lisa is back to the thing she loves most, dancing.

Kendall Gulli was diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia (or developmental dysplasia of the hip) when she was 2 years old. Surgery at CHOP corrected her condition.

Diagnosed with slipped capital femoral epiphysis of the hip, 12-year-old Zachary faced life-long disability. Thanks to a specialized surgery available at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, surgeons were able to restore Zachary’s normal hip anatomy, allowing him to regain his active lifestyle.

Stephanie, a runner, was treated for acetabular dysplasia by Wudbhav N. Sankar, MD, at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.