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Hip dysplasia is prevalent in approximately a third of patients with hip pain in primary care (O’Brien et al. 2022) and yet is often missed by clinicians.
I have a confession to make. I’m one of those clinicians.
I was treating a runner a few years ago with hip pain that didn’t seem to be improving and it later emerged she had hip dysplasia. It does require a more specific approach and some patients may go on to have surgery so it’s important we can identify dysplasia early in the treatment process.
This is an area where I felt I wanted to learn more and, in doing so, share it with you. So below is the first in a series of videos on hip dysplasia. It covers:
- Key signs and symptoms of acetabular dysplasia
- Typical patient demographics
- Some scary stats on how long it takes to be diagnosed!
- How dysplasia presentation compares to other conditions
- The ‘red herring’ that often gets misdiagnosed in patients with dysplasia
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