See Also: Congenital hip dislocation(health)
hip dislocation, congenital(medicine)
congenital hip dislocation(medicine)
Dislocation, congenital hip(health)
hip dislocation(medicine)
dislocation(encyclopedia)
dislocation(dictionary)
Dislocation(medicine)
Dislocation(health)
dequervain dislocation(medicine)

Dislocation, congenital hip (health)


The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is not stable within the socket (the acetabulum). The ligaments of the hip joint may also be loose and stretched. The degree of instability or looseness varies. A baby born with this condition may have the ball of the hip loosely in the socket (subluxed) or the ball of the hip may be completely dislocated at birth.