Toddler's hip dislocation unnoticed for 10 months after doct

Toddler's hip dislocation unnoticed for 10 months after doctor failed to read X-rays


At some point after surgery, the boy’s hip re-dislocated.
In the meantime, Dr A saw the toddler multiple times to check his progress and change his cast.
His hip was X-rayed in February, April, and May, but Dr A did not recognise the dislocation, despite radiologists who reviewed the scans flagging changes to the hip, Allan’s report said.
Dr A told the commissioner he did not see any of the radiologists’ reports.
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The boy underwent further surgery in February 2019 once the dislocation was recognised, and remained in a cast for four months afterwards. (File photo)
The boy’s mum raised concerns at the time that her son was not standing on his left leg, and had taken over four months to start to walk with a “pronounced limp”.

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