Surgery Day For Kylee :(
Monday, October 17, 2011
The family is sitting at sick kids hospital waiting for our lil misses' surgery to start.. All of our hearts are breaking just thinking about it but we are all here together hoping for the best... We love you babygirl!!!!!!! Xoxoxoxoxox - auntie corie
SURGERY DISCHARGE SUMMARY
3 year old girl with bilateral hip dysplasia and dislocations. Otherwise well. She has bilateral trendelenburg gait and significantly reduced abduction on physical at clinic, and x-rays reveal bilateral hip dislocations.
She was admitted for a staged procedure of reduction of her hips on Oct 17th 2011. She had a left hip open reduction, capsulorraphy, proximal femoral shortening osteotomy, and innominate osteotomy on Oct 17th 2011.
She did well. Her hip reduced concentrically. She was immobilized in a spica cast post-op.
She can be activity as tolerated in her spica as long as she does not weight bear. She will have the cast off in 7-8 week in in Dr.Wedge's clinic with x-rays.
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