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2200 families contacted by Children’s Health Ireland in wake of hip dysplasia surgery audit.

60% of operations were unnecessary at one hospital, 79% were unnecessary procedures at another. t...

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10.25 24 May 2025


2200 families contacted by Children’s Health Ireland in wake of hip dysplasia surgery audit.


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10.25 24 May 2025


60% of operations were unnecessary at one hospital, 79% were unnecessary procedures at another. those were two of the most damning statistics outlined by a joint clinical audit of hip surgeries at both the Children’s Hospital Ireland and Cappagh Hospital. Joining Anton with the latest on the story was Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent with the Irish Examiner 


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