Update on Landen's Hips

Landen had an appointment today at UNC concerning his hips. The doctor explained that based on the x-ray results from Delaware that his left hip is completely dislocated and the right hip appears to be in place. The right hip socket is slightly shallow and the left hip socket is considerably shallow. He recommended an Arthrogram which is a test using x-rays after a dye has been inserted into the joint to get a better picture of the hip dysplasia. If during the test he could get the hip in place and in a position to stay in place he could put a cast, harness or brace on Landen. He would need to wear the cast for a good while to see if it would work. If it did not work surgery would be the next option. However, the doctor cannot say if this plan will work in Landen's case with primordial dwarfism. The purpose of the cast is to give the bones time to grow and form correctly. However, since Landen's rate of growth is extremely delayed the doctor is uncertain if a cast would be beneficial. The longer we wait to have this corrected the worse the hip dysplasia becomes and the more complicated it will be to fix. We have an appointment in Delaware next week to see a primordial dwarfism bone specialist. The team of doctors there are the only ones who work with PD on a regular basis. They have dealt with this situation before unlike the local doctors. We feel more confidant in getting their opinion and working with them. Thankfully, this is not causing Landen any pain. He is a very determined little guy and doesn't' let anything stop him! :) We appreciate all the prayers, please continue to pray for us!