Hip Dysplasia Hip Dysplasia is a comprehensive term that has been used to include a spectrum of related developmental hip problems in infants and children, often present at birth. Your doctor may have used one of the following diagnoses for your child instead:               Congenital hip dislocation - where the hip is frankly dislocated at birth Congenital dislocatable hip - where the hip is in place at birth, but dislocates fully when stressed Congenital subluxatable hip - where the hip is in place, but dislocates partially when stressed Acetabular dysplasia - where the hip socket is shallow and remains shallow, so that the hip is unstable Developmental dysplasia (or dislocation) of the hip - a more recent term, to reflect the fact that there are cases that have apparently normal hips at birth, but develop the problem in the first year of life [ Back ]

Hip Dysplasia