Youngest Hip Replacement Patient: Conflicting Reports

There is no universally verified record for the youngest hip replacement recipient. Reported cases include:

• Rylee Maedler: 13 months old (Iowa, 2008) for juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
• Other infants/children with congenital dysplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta, or severe septic arthritis have undergone hip arthroplasty at similarly young ages.

Pediatric hip replacement is exceedingly rare and performed only in specialized centers for debilitating conditions unresponsive to other treatments.