I have been remiss in posting, but I wanted to provide a quick update on Elena's hip. We visited her orthopedic surgeon today for a 6-month review. Basically they take an X-ray, the doc draws a line across the bottom of the pelvis and measures how flat the hip socket is in degrees. Normal is 165-170. The hip socket needs to grow around the ball in order to stabilize it. Last time we visited him, he hissed and sighed as he drew the triangle at 148 deg.
Karen and I approached this appointment expecting to schedule surgery. Once kids approach 4, things generally don't approve on their own. However, she has made an improvement to 155 degrees, 7 deg better than last time. Considering her improvement, and her small stature for her age, he opted to play the wait-and-see approach.
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