Why does my child walk with his feet crooked?

If a child has crooked feet when he or she just learns to walk, parents should pay attention to it. If the child does not receive good treatment, the symptoms may gradually worsen as the child's bones develop, and the child may even become disabled. This kind of harm must be vigilant. There are many reasons why babies walk crookedly, the most common of which is calcium deficiency in the child. Parents should take their children to the hospital for examination in time, supplement calcium in time, and carry out good symptomatic treatment. In addition, abnormal bone development can easily induce such a phenomenon. Generally speaking, as long as good treatment is given, the impact on the child's future will be relatively small.

1. Lameness and duck wiggling are very obvious signs of illness

"Developmental dislocation of the hip" was formerly called "congenital dislocation of the hip". It has no regular pattern of onset, is not related to genetics, and is only related to race. It is impossible to prevent it, and the only thing we can do is to detect it early and treat it early. Developmental dysplasia of the hip has a high incidence in Europe and is therefore one of the diseases screened for in newborns. It is not included in the newborn screening program in our country. It depends on parents' careful observation and timely examination if any abnormality is found.

In fact, the symptoms of developmental dysplasia of the hip are very easy to identify. For children who are over one year old and can walk, if they are found to always limp when walking, or sway from side to side like a duck, it is a sign of developmental dislocation of the hip. If both hip joints are dislocated, you will sway to the sides when you walk, like a duck. If one hip is dislocated, the person may lean to one side and limp. There was once a one-and-a-half-year-old patient who had bilateral hip dislocations and swayed to the sides when walking. At first, it was thought to be due to calcium deficiency, so he visited a pediatrician and a neurology department, and only saw an orthopedic doctor a few years later, which greatly delayed the opportunity for treatment.

For children under 1 year old who cannot walk well. Parents can detect abnormalities from their children's body shape. If the baby's lower limbs are not of equal length, the horizontal wrinkles of the skin on the buttocks and thighs are asymmetrical, and the knees are not at the same height when the feet are curled up. These are all symptoms of disease. Babies aged 7 to 8 months will crawl all over the floor. If the child cannot crawl steadily and always falls to one side, this problem should also be considered.

2. Treatment when the baby cannot walk will not affect the future

As long as you go to the hospital's orthopedic department for an ultrasound, you can find the problem, and the earlier the treatment, the better the effect. If the child cannot walk yet, plaster or braces can help with recovery. After treatment and recovery, the child will be able to walk normally and it will not have any impact on his future life. However, after the child learns to walk, the pressure from walking will cause the femoral head to further "dislocate from its position", and it can only be treated by surgical repositioning. If treatment is delayed, permanent lameness may result.

What is the reason why babies walk with crooked feet? I believe that through the comprehensive introduction above, you have understood the reasons for this situation. So after a comprehensive understanding, in order for the child to recover as soon as possible, you must choose a large hospital and conduct comprehensive examinations and treatments to improve the child's crooked feet as soon as possible through treatment.