what else??

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Well, we took Angie in to the ped. She's had bad runny nose, eyes, etc.

Guess its allergies, but at the last second we asked about her left leg. It

turns in when she walks. We had an xray and are waiting to hear, but reading

on Dr Leshin's site, it looks like this:

Five to eight percent of children with DS will develop abnormalities of the

hip. The most common condition is dislocation of the hip, which is also

called *subluxation*. In this condition, the head of the thigh bone (the

femur) moves out of the socket formed by the pelvis (the acetabulum). This

dislocation may or may not be associated with malformation of the

acetabulum. The dislocation appears to be due to a combination of laxity of

the connective tissue that normally keeps the hip together along with the

low muscle tone found in DS. Interestingly, hip subluxation in children with

Down syndrome is hardly ever found at birth but instead is most common

between the ages of 3 and 13 years. The most common sign is a limp, and pain

may or may not be present. Treatment will often start with immobilization of

the hip with a cast. Many children with DS will require surgical correction,

however.

Anyone deal with this???