The Victorian Hip Dysplasia Registry (VicHip)
- Principal Investigator: Mr Chris Harris
- Research Coordinator: Minh Ngo
- Honorary Researchers: Ms Melissa Formosa and Ms Carley Clendenning (MCRI)
- WH oversight and support: Libby Spiers
VicHip is a new initiative undertaken by the Department of Orthopaedics at the Royal Children’s Hospital and the MCRI that aims to uncover the causes, refine the treatment, and improve the outcome for children and young adults who suffer from hip dysplasia. This initiative has been made possible by a MRFF grant.
VicHip is a registry of all Victorian children who present with hip dysplasia. It builds on an existing RCH registry, which will now expand to include patients at any age and from across the whole of Victoria. The registry is part of an international collaborative (International Hip Dysplasia Registry) that brings like-minded institutions together to compare and contrast the outcomes of treatment and to conduct large data studies across countries.
The project primary aims are to develop, improve and standardise:
- Approaches for the early diagnosis of hip dysplasia
- Therapeutic regimes and models of care for hip dysplasia
All patients who present to clinics with potential hip dysplasia are automatically enrolled into VicHip with confirmation of research and opt-out information.
Western Health has so far recruited 413 prospective patients from Physio DDH Ultrasound clinics, Physio DDH X-ray clinics and Paediatric Orthopaedic Outpatient clinics.
On 18th October 2024, WH recruited the 1000th patient for the VicHip registry; VicHip, VicHip, hooray!
On 31st January 2025, WH has recruited 250 patients for the VicHip registry.
For more information about the project and its resources, feel free to check out: VicHip Registry Research.
Updated 15/08/2025 by Minh Ngo.