Get involved in hip dysplasia research
Join VicHip! Be part of our mission to improve hip care and outcomes for children and adults with hip dysplasia.
Our goal is to learn more about its cause and risk factors, and find better ways to detect and treat it.
Learn more for parents or health professionals
DID YOU KNOW?
- Hip dysplasia affects 1 in every 100 babies, more frequently in girls.
- It is the underlying cause in 1 out of every 4 hip replacements under age 50.
- The good news is that hip dysplasia is often easily treated, if detected early!
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VicHip is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Medical Research Future Fund grant 2015989.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands on which we work and pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.