Medical Questions > Shallow Hip Socket at birth now 30 getting worse
I forgot to mention that my hips was so bad as an infant that it supposedly popped right out like a chicken wing.
I love my parents, but it makes me wonder if they should have taken me to a different dr or a surgeon for follow up throughout my life.
Bobbie
Bobbie:
I was hoping someone else would weigh in, but no such luck. here goes: I think you should seek advice from a well-qualified orthopedic surgeon, not from the Internet. Artificial hip joints are now a well-established technique for dealing with most caes of hip joint disease, And the pain of surgery can generally be taken care of by medication. If surgery is offered for your problem, you can always get a second opinion (paid for, in most cases, by your insurance company).
Good luck
Robert Griffith
Hi ...My Name is Wendy and i am 42 years old and live in the Uk...I too was born with a shallow hip socket on the right side. I was only diagnosed with this condition 2 years ago ...was previously mis diagnosed with sicatica for the past 16 years...my Nan when i was younger said it was growing pain she was still tellling me this when i was 21 years old lol....i had always been very active and walked up to 4 miles everyday ....walk to and from work...this was about 8 years ago....anyway i was refered to a Orthopaedic Hospital and they took an mri scan and said i was diagnosed with a shallow hip socket...they said at some point i would need a hip replacement. 2 years on i will be having my hip replaced in August this year..i now have no cartilige in the right hip so its bone on bone ...i find it hard to put on my socks, walk up stairs. I get pain in my thigh and groin area...i still work full time and find that moving about takes my mind off of the pain...i only take pain killers when i have had a really bad day...walking is slower but hey i can walk albeit with a slight limp ...i dont use a cane to walk...i work in central London and travelling home standing on the train makes my hip pain worse because of the constant rocking motion...when i sit for any long periods my hip makes a clicking sound... almost like a branch being broken and that hurts me....when i was diagosed with the condition at age 41 they said i was still too young for a replacement ...i had a intra articular injection of steroid into the hip and i was pain free for 4 months....heaven !! they would not give any more of these pain relief injections because as the needle penetrated the capsule into the hip there is a chance of infection...as i said i am now 43 and whilst they say " too young" i need this operation my quality of life is not good .....we think that hip operations only occur in people who are in their 60's / 70's...well we know that younger people are having them. I say if your pain is worsening ask to see an orthopaedic surgeon i dont know if you are in the Uk but i went to a great Hospital and they are fantastic....why should you battle on with pain if you need this op i certainly am not going to waste anymore of my life with this agony ....i wish you all the best xx
wendy
Hi there, I was diagnosed with shallow sockets in both hips when I was 30yo, I'm now edging on 43. My mum (now 83) has had five replacements and each of my kiddes (6 and 8) have also been xrayed with the same condition confirmed. I have had two arthroscopies in the right hip, each giving strong relief for around a year to eighteen months, but I'm advised that there is insufficient bone left now to do another - crunch time is nearing for a full replacement. Having said that, I have a great ortho surgeon (his words - there are great drugs out there, let's use them) who also encouraged me to see a rhuematologist. Through them, I have also seen a podiatrist who has developed orthotics to support my gait better given I greatly enjoy walking each day. In a nutshell, I take a long-release anti-inflamm each morning and night, plus fast-release three times during the day. I begin each day with a walk to 'work the hip in' - you can actually feel it slowly sliding better into place.
Like you, I've been told that I will need a replacement for both hips - one suggested he couldn't believe I was still walking and urged me to book in within the next few weeks for the full replacement of the right hip. But I'm persevering to buy time and that was over eighteen months ago now. Once the initial replacement is done, there are ever-decreasing cycles of length that I can expect to gain from each subsequent replacement.
If it's any consolation, whilst pregnant, I naturally put on weight and couldn't take any medication. But even back down to around 49kg now, I still find I experience much the same pain. I've been told that I should endeavour to continue my walking as much as possible to maintain muscle strength and keep my weight low to minimise pressure on the hip, but my pain experience at two quite different weights (pregnant and not) has been little different.
In a nutshell, I ascribe to my current ortho's advice - seek the best medication and physical supports (eg othotics) possible for your condition in order to buy time. Who knows what science may come up with in the meantime!!
Take care
Heather
Heather
I was born with a shallow hip socket in my right side of the hip. My parents tell me that when I was a baby I had to wear braces on my legs for the first year of my life. When I was about 10 I started complaining of hip pain and my mom took me to the pediatrician to get it checked out. We were told then that it could be growing pains, but definitely not due to my shallow hip socket, that that would never be an issue again and it was in my head. I was an overweight child so they placed the blame on me being overweight and if I lost weight that would make it better. Throughout my life I have felt that pain when I sat and curled my legs to my right. When I would go to get up from this position I could barely put any weight on my leg and it was really painful until I would have to force my leg around straight and the pain would release. I never went back to the dr's for this because I was overweight and didn't want to hear the same answer I heard as a kid. I'm now thirty years old and have lost 120 pounds. I weigh 150 lbs and have more energy than ever. However my hip issue did not get any better. If anything it has gotten worse. My hip feels like it slides out any time I cross my legs or even squat down to help my two year old get dressed. And when I get back up from these positions it's very painful and embarassing. My leg is turned in and I can hardly put any weight on it again, until I force it back in place by walking/hobbling through it. Does anyone else have this issue? Has anyone heard of it before? Should I get a hip replacement? That sounds like a lot of pain...This only happens to me about 3 times a day, the rest of the time I'm ok. I just am scared that I'm too young for a hip replacement and it would limit my activeness which would lead to weight gain. I've come so far, I don't want that to happen again. Any advice is appreciated.