Meyer dysplasia is a rare condition that affects the femoral epiphysis in young children. This developmental disorder of the hip is characterized by delayed, irregular ossification of the femoral epiphyseal nucleus. Onset usually occurs in the second year of life, and the disorder usually disappears by the end of the sixth year.
Meyer dysplasia likely represents a physiologic variant of ossification of the femoral head. In most cases, the disorder is asymptomatic and is discovered incidentally on radiographs obtained for other reasons....
Meyer dysplasia may be easily confused with more serious conditions such as osteomyelitis and Perthes disease, but knowledgle of this condition can prevent unnecessary hospitalization and treatment.
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Basically, at the top of Princess Petey's thigh bones where she is developing her hip joints there is a problem with the little bone that sits at the top inside the joint. Her left bone is quite shrunken and that is why it is causing her pain while in her right one there is a small divot that can be seen.
According to the Dr. we will need to watch her closely but that over time she will heal completely and by the time she is 6 we will be unable to believe she ever had any problem. Anyway, long story short... according to the Dr. she will okay.
Thankfully she is walking and appears to be pain free at this point in time. We go back in for x-rays again in March to see if there is any change. (The most interesting thing I found out in all of this is that my Daddy's foster sister has had LCPD for her entire life...)
So... we will really just have to wait and see....
