Why do hips need treatment?

Hips are at the core of the body’s structure and function. Childhood hip problems result in persistent hip pain and arthritis in adulthood. Through timely diagnosis and treatment, we can turn a painful hip in a growing child into a healthy hip that will last a lifetime.

My goal is to enhance hip function in children and adolescents. I aim to prevent future pain, stiffness and inactivity often associated with arthritis. Your child can seamlessly transition to age-appropriate care, from growing young hips to strong, arthritis-free adult hips.

Common Conditions that I treat

Hip Dysplasia

We treat hip dysplasia from neonatal age with Pavlik harness to late presenting dislocations which may need surgical re-locations to complex revisions of previous failed treatments.

Neglected and complicated hip trauma

In a developing country like India, it is not uncommon to find patients presenting late for treatment. Treatment at this stage requires complex surgeries by trained paediatric orthopaedic surgeons.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis is the most common hip disorder in older children and adolescents. It is a painful condition and should be treated at the earliest.

Femoral Acetabular Impingement

Repetitive forceful jamming of the ball against the socket causes damage to the joint cartilage and leads to arthritis at a young age that requires treatment to provide a pain free hip.

Legg Calve Perthes Disease

A condition in which the ball-shaped hip loses its blood supply. We provide expert treatment be it conservative to surgery.

Hip Joint Infection and Sequelae

Osteo-articular infection is quite common in young children. If they are not treated appropriately or completely, they lead to numerous complications that require complex surgeries to get a functioning limb.

Neuromuscular Hip Conditions

Hip subluxation and dislocations in children with neuromuscular disorders require specific targeted treatment. The treatment may start with Botox, soft tissue surgeries to hip surgical reconstructions.