In its highly regarded medical journal, Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) just published a review of current standards for evaluating and treating a condition often recognized in newborns and infants. The condition is called developmental...
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Share Your Story: Too Hip for Dysplasia
Meet Sadie, a patient who is treated by our experts in our Center for Excellence in Hip. Learn more about her journey below. Blog written by Sadie's mom, Sarah Beth, of Longview. Sadie was diagnosed with Developmental Hip Dysplasia (DDH) at the age of 2 months old,...
Health Care Providers Gather in Frisco to Learn from Hospital Experts
Over the weekend, Scottish Rite Hospital hosted the Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Symposium (POSMS) at the Frisco campus. In its first year, POSMS is a combination of two medical conferences – Pediatric Orthopedics Education Series and the Sports Medicine...
Hip Dysplasia in Some Linked to Poor Swaddling
Development dysplasia of the hip, also known as DDH, occurs in one in 1,000 births, and doctors at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children warn how improper swaddling can lead to the condition. DDH is a relationship between the ball and the socket of the hip joint,...