Question
My baby is three and a half months old, and there is a slight difference in the length of his legs. One leg cannot be abducted from the bed. This condition was only discovered recently.
Answer
Conservative treatment typically uses casts to immobilize the hip joint in the first three months, and then switches to braces. This method maintains moderate immobilization of the hip joint, generally for the baby’s age plus three months. A review is required every three months, and a pelvic X-ray is taken to monitor the development of the hip joint.