Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip FAQs

Developmental dysplasia of the hip is a condition that distorts normal hip bony anatomy during the formation of the hip joint in utero. It is due to abnormal fetal positioning and even with improved detection and screening techniques in infancy, developmental hip dysplasia is often very subtle and may be completely asymptomatic until it causes degenerative joint disease later on in life. Severe cases of hip dysplasia are usually detected during newborn screening or serial newborn examinations and so is far less common in the modern day, but in the developing world severe cases do still occur. The degeneration of the hip joint that occurs in dysplastic hips is unique, and in many cases leads to joint replacement surgery later on in life.

Developemental dysplasia

Developemental dysplasia of the hip

Causes

Numerous theories exist regarding the exact cause of abnormal joint anatomy in hip dysplasia, but the prevailing theory is that it is a result of the hip joint being positioned abnormally in utero and as such undergoing slightly abnormal anatomical development as compared to a normal hip joint.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of hip dysplasia aren’t actually related to the dysplasia itself, but the arthritis that develops as a result of the abnormal anatomy. Pain, difficulty ambulating and decreased range of motion and stiffness are the hallmarks of arthritis pain – if these occur relatively early on in life such as the fourth or fifth decade of life, they are more likely to be related to dysplasia. Symptoms directly related to the dysplasia typically only occur in severe cases, and are usually quite obvious in infancy – as such they are much more easily identified and treated at that stage.

Treatment

Unfortunately due to the inherently abnormal underlying anatomy that hip dysplasia presents with, it is often the case that by the time the patient realizes they have hip dysplasia, they may be at the stage of that disease that requires surgical intervention as the best treatment option. With that being said, if hip dysplasia is found incidentally due to hip x-rays for other reasons then dysplasia may be managed conservatively and without surgery. If the patient has no symptoms then the dysplasia in and of itself does not require any treatment; however, if the dysplasia is causing pain and there are early signs of arthritic change then a same approach to these patients can be taken as would be the approach to managing patients with early arthritis for other reasons. Physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory medications will help control the symptoms, but ultimately these patients should be counseled that it is likely that in the future, they will require hip replacement surgery.

Duration

In early life, it is very important to pick up moderate-to-severe cases of hip dysplasia as, if these persist and/or are left untreated, they can result in highly abnormal anatomy that in some more severe cases can even preclude normal ambulation. Even in cases that are treated successfully the development of abnormal anatomy, although mitigated, is not eliminated entirely and such these patients may also be predisposed to develop arthritis at an earlier stage in their lives than the majority of osteoarthritis patients who do not have hip dysplastic features. The main consequence of leaving hip dysplasia untreated will be that the joint is predisposed to develop arthritic change at a much earlier age than one would wish for. This often leads to the need for surgery earlier on in life, which goes hand in hand with increasing the likelihood the patient will require revision surgery at some point later on in their life also.

Summary

Patients with a milder form of hip dysplasia will likely experience arthritis earlier in their lifetimes than is ideal , but are usually still good candidates for hip replacement surgery and ultimately will not require any different approach to any other hip replacement patient. Those with more severe forms of the disease should be treated on a case by case basis and counseled thoroughly by their healthcare practitioner as to what they can expect in terms of their likely outcomes from surgery. Ultimately, the goal of any surgery is to return the patient to a previous level of function that is desirable, achievable and acceptable.

Some Input from Dr. Vaksha

Developmental dysplasia of the hip is a condition that distorts normal hip bony anatomy during the developmental stages of the hip when it is being formed in utero.

It is felt to be due to abnormal fetal positioning and even with improved detection and screening techniques early on in life, developmental hip dysplasia in many patients is often very subtle until it leads to degenerative joint disease later on in life.

More severe cases of this condition are usually detected during newborn screening or serial examinations of the newborn following their birth and so it is far less common now, but in the developing world you can still find severe cases of hip dysplasia. However, the most subtle cases may go easily missed and only manifest symptoms later on in life where they predispose the patient to degeneration of the hip joint and causes these patients to go on to require surgical intervention, which can include hip replacement surgery.

Hip Dysplasia prognosis, warning signs and causes

Hip dysplasia patients’ prognoses will differ based on the severity of the disease. There are patients with milder forms of the condition that may go their entire lives without ever realizing that they have dysplastic features in their hip. It would only be picked up if they ever had the hip x-rayed for alternative reasons.

However, some patients have sufficiently abnormal anatomy that the dysplasia predisposes them to develop arthritis in their hip in the later stages of life. This will generate the same symptoms as arthritis without dysplastic features of hip pain – difficulty ambulating and decreased range of motion and stiffness. Particular warning signs can include persistent and refractory hip pain early on in life (for example in the third or fourth decade) when degenerative changes begin to manifest within the joint as a result of the abnormal hip joint anatomy.

There are numerous theories with regards to the exact cause of the abnormal joint anatomy in hip dysplasia, but the prevailing theory is that it is a result of the hip joints being positioned abnormally in utero and as such undergoing slightly abnormal anatomical development as compared to a normal hip joint.

Hip Dysplasia Treatment Option

Unfortunately due to the inherently abnormal underlying anatomy that hip dysplasia presents with, it is often the case that by the time the patient realizes they have hip dysplasia, they may be at the stage of that disease that requires surgical intervention as the best treatment option.

With that being said, if hip dysplasia is found incidentally due to hip x-rays for other reasons then dysplasia may be managed conservatively and without surgery. If the patient has no symptoms then the dysplasia in and of itself does not require any treatment as such; however, if the dysplasia is causing pain and there are early signs of arthritic change then a same approach to these patients can be taken as would be the approach to managing patients with early arthritis for other reasons.

That is to stay that physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory medications will help control the symptoms, but ultimately these patients should be counseled that it is likely that in the future, they will require a surgical intervention of some type which can include hip replacement surgery.

Calcar proximal modular femoral component

Modular distal stem of femoral component.

Modular components may be utilized during total hip replacement for the developmental hip dysplasia. The bone anatomy may be changed requiring special implants. Modular prosthetic implants allow adjustments during surgery for achieving greater stability.

What happens if Hip Dysplasia is left untreated?

In early life, it is very important to pick up moderate-to-severe cases of hip dysplasia as, if these persist and/or are left untreated, they can result in highly abnormal anatomy that in some more severe cases can even preclude normal walking and ambulation.

Even in cases that are treated successfully early on in life, the development of abnormal anatomy, although mitigated, is not eliminated entirely and such these patients may even be predisposed to develop arthritis at an early stage in their lives than the majority of osteoarthritis patients who do not have hip dysplastic features.

Ultimately, the main consequence of leaving hip dysplasia untreated will be that the joint is predisposed to develop arthritic change at a much earlier age than one would wish for. This often leads to the need for surgery earlier on in life, which goes hand in hand with increasing the likelihood the patient will require revision surgery at some point later on in their life also.

Who is a good candidate for Hip Dysplasia Surgery?

Essentially any patient who has developed symptoms as a result of arthritic change related to their underlying dysplasia would be considered to be a good candidate for surgery. Ideally, they should have failed conservative or nonoperative management of their arthritis first in the form of antiinflammatory medications and physiotherapy.

Provided that their medical history and physical examination leads their treating physician to suspect that their hip pain is as a result of arthritis related to the hip dysplasia, these patients would be considered good candidates for surgery. The severity of the dysplasia does not necessarily relate to suitability of the patient as a surgical candidate, indeed patients with mild dysplastic features may suffer the same level of symptoms as those with more severe dysplastic features and it is this that ultimately guides the decision to treat patients with surgery or not.

Hip Dysplasia Surgery Procedure

Hip replacement surgery for hip dysplasia patients is broadly similar to replacing anyone’s hip (with the potential for some added steps in more severe dysplasia cases). The vast majority of hip dysplasia patients who are in the milder end of the spectrum would essentially receive the same surgery as the patient who did not have any hip dysplasia anatomy and the procedure would not differ in any way.

Those with more severe deformities and more severely abnormal anatomy may require steps such as a subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy, and may even require specialist components that are specifically designed to deal with the inherent abnormal anatomy that hip dysplasia patients can often display. These include small components on the femoral side and larger or more complicated components on the acetabular side.

Hip Dysplasia Surgery Procedure Rate

Since the procedure is very much the same for non-dysplasia patients as it is for mild hip dysplasia patients, their success rates are broadly similar also. Patients with mild dysplastic features can expect to have the same success rates for this procedure as any other patients without dysplasia; that is to say greater than a 95% chance that surgery is successful and will have significantly improved symptoms and quality of life.

Those with more advanced versions of the disease do have a slightly lower success rate due to the fact that their anatomy is more significantly abnormal. That is not to say that the success rate is very low in this patient population, in fact it is still very high but the likelihood of a complication relating to the patient’s abnormal anatomy such as a hip dislocation or a fracture of the bone intraoperatively or postoperatively is greater and this should be explained to any patients with severe hip dysplasia considering undergoing hip replacement surgery. Despite this, patients with severe hip dysplasia have a success rate greater than 85% even with the considerations of the highly abnormal anatomy and the potential of postoperative complications.

Hip Dysplasia Surgery Risks

The risks of surgery are broadly similar to the risks for those patients undergoing hip replacements without hip dysplasia. The risk for postoperative complications such as infections and blood clots are identical and the presence of hip dysplasia does not affect these complication rates in particular. However, patients with more severe disease should be counseled with regards to their slightly increased complication rates in the form of postoperative dislocations and instability.

In particular, patients who are at the most severe end of the dysplasia spectrum may have issues relating to lengthening of that leg and they should be counseled that there is a slightly increased risk of nerve injury to the sciatic nerves as a result of lengthening their leg. This is particularly important for patients undergoing subtrochanteric shortening osteotomies and these patients should be judiciously monitored postoperatively for any neurological complications that may arise.

Hip Dysplasia Recovery and Timeframe

Recovering from hip replacement surgery in patients with hip dysplasia is almost identical to patients who received hip replacements who do not have hip dysplasia. Even patients with more severe anatomical abnormalities should expect to recover within the same kind of timeframe as those patients who had hip replacements for other reasons. Ultimately, the postoperative pain will persist for around 2 weeks, and should subside thereafter.

The patient will be able to mobilize and bear weight on the limb on the first postoperative day. The patients who require more invasive dissection of their musculature (which is typically the patients who have more severe forms of the disease) may require slightly longer to recover due to the fact that they have more muscle tissue disrupted as part of the surgery, but this should not grossly affect their recovery or make it significantly longer than the normal recovery time for hip replacement surgery.

By three months postoperatively, the pain should be almost completely subsided and the ambulation should be close to baseline of normal and by six months, the patient should essentially be fully recovered from the hip replacement surgery.

Hip Dysplasia Exercises

Your physical therapist will instruct you to broadly undergo the same sort of exercises that any hip replacement patient would be expected to perform. In particular, abductor strengthening exercises will be of great benefit and improve your gait and performance of the exercises during recovery.

In patients who have more severe anatomical abnormalities, it becomes increasingly important to adhere strictly to the postoperative hip precautions, which will include no adduction beyond neutral and no flexion beyond 90 degrees for up to 3 months. Avoiding excessive external rotation will also be an important restriction to adhere to, as all of these things will minimize the risk of the patient experiencing instability in the hip, which can be a challenging problem to address if it does occur.

Hip Dysplasia Surgery Host

As is a recurring theme with this topic, all hip dysplasia patients should likely not have to incur any greater costs related to their surgery than apply to other hip replacement patients. The increasing costs tend to occur when more specialist components and equipment are required and these are generally only reserved for patients who have more severe hip dysplasia that require specialist components for their anatomical abnormalities. Your surgeon can discuss these with you at greater length if they feel that special components are warranted.

Conclusion

Hip dysplasia in hip replacement patients can be summarized very simply in the following way; Patients with a milder form of disease will likely experience arthritis earlier in their lifetimes than is ideal , but are usually still good candidates for hip replacement surgery and ultimately will not require any different approach to any other hip replacement patient.

Those with more severe forms of the disease should be treated on a case by case basis and counseled thoroughly by their healthcare practitioner as to what they can expect in terms of recovery from the surgery, the components necessary and effect on cost this may have. Ultimately, the goal of any surgery is to return the patient to a previous level of function that is desirable, achievable and acceptable. In patients who suffer a loss of quality of life as a result of the changes in hip dysplasia, although different approaches may be required in more severe forms of the disease, they are all aimed at reproducing the same excellent results that hip replacement surgery yields.

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