I took Landon in earlier this week for his follow up appointment with the orthopedic specialist. They took an x-ray of Landon's pelvis and hips and even though he stared at the x-ray room in a very "verge of panic break down" sort of way, he was a trooper and didn't move an inch. The point of the x-ray was to measure the depth of his hop sockets and make sure everything was forming correctly. For a one year old they are looking for 30 degrees or below on a bilateral measurement of the hip socket. Landon has a very well formed socket that measured in at 23.7 degrees.
We also asked the doctor about Landon's hypermobility of his hips (and possible knees) and the doctor says it is nothing to worry about. It's just the way that Landon is built and if he decides to be a great olympic gymnast someday, the flexibility might come in handy. We'll go back in around his 2nd birthday for another follow-up just to see how everything is sitting after he is up and walking and running and jumping but everything looks great, more than great, for now.
I'm fascinated by this stuff, so for anyone else who is interested, here is a copy of the x-ray:
We also asked the doctor about Landon's hypermobility of his hips (and possible knees) and the doctor says it is nothing to worry about. It's just the way that Landon is built and if he decides to be a great olympic gymnast someday, the flexibility might come in handy. We'll go back in around his 2nd birthday for another follow-up just to see how everything is sitting after he is up and walking and running and jumping but everything looks great, more than great, for now.
I'm fascinated by this stuff, so for anyone else who is interested, here is a copy of the x-ray:
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