Jenson Button shares snap of son Hendrix after hip dysplasia surgery

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Jenson Button reveals baby Hendrix, 10 months, has undergone surgery for hip dysplasia as he shares snap of smiling son with his legs in casts

  • Hendrix, eight months, has undergone surgery after dislocating his hip
  • The racing driver, 40, posted the image of his little boy wearing casts on his legs
  • Hip dysplasia is when the hip socket doesn’t cover the ball of the thighbone
  • Jenson’s fiancée Brittny Ward also shared a selection of snaps of their little boy 

By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline

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Jenson Button has shared an adorable picture of his smiling son Hendrix, eight months, after he underwent surgery for his hip dysplasia.

The racing driver, 40, posted the image of his little boy wearing casts on his legs following the operation and assured fans that Hendrix was ‘doing well’. 

Hip dysplasia is the medical term for a hip socket that doesn’t cover the ball of the upper thighbone, which allows the joint to become dislocated.

Adorable: Jenson Button has shared an adorable picture of his smiling son Hendrix, eight months, after he underwent surgery for his hip dysplasia

In the comments section of the post, Jenson told his followers that Hendrix’s hip joint had been ‘completely’ dislocated prior to his operation.

Jenson sweetly posted that he was introducing ‘Spica boy, the newest superhero!’, referencing the fact his son was wearing a spica cast.

The hip cast, known as a spica, is an orthopaedic plaster cast used to hold the hips and thighs in position to aid the healing of a child’s hip.  

Reassurance: The racing driver, 40, posted the image of his little boy wearing casts on his legs following the operation and assured fans that Hendrix was 'doing well' (pictured with fiancée Brittny Ward in 2016)

Reassurance: The racing driver, 40, posted the image of his little boy wearing casts on his legs following the operation and assured fans that Hendrix was ‘doing well’ (pictured with fiancée Brittny Ward in 2016)

Caption: Jenson sweetly posted that he was introducing 'Spica boy, the newest superhero!', referencing the fact his son was wearing a spica cast

Caption: Jenson sweetly posted that he was introducing ‘Spica boy, the newest superhero!’, referencing the fact his son was wearing a spica cast

He added: ‘Post surgery our little dude is doing well, bloody confused but healthy #hipdysplasia #spica #spicacast #hipdysplasiaawareness credit @brittnyward aka Momma.’

Jenson’s fiancée Brittny Ward also shared a selection of pictures of their little boy following his operation, as she added that he was her ‘hero’.   

She wrote: ‘You are my hero. The next 3 months will be challenging, but this will all be a distant memory and I bet we won’t be able to keep up with you.’

The model also shared a selection of images of herself and Jenson cuddled up to their little boy as he enjoyed a little nap.

Brittny and Jenson got engaged in June 2018 after two years of dating. 

They have been together since March 2016, three months after he announced his split from ex-wife, model Jessica Michibata.

Jenson and Jessica were together for seven years, but split one year after their Hawaiian wedding.

Definition: Hip dysplasia is the medical term for a hip socket that doesn't cover the ball of the upper thighbone, which allows the joint to become dislocated

Definition: Hip dysplasia is the medical term for a hip socket that doesn’t cover the ball of the upper thighbone, which allows the joint to become dislocated

Informative: In the comments section of the post, Jenson told his followers that Hendrix's hip joint had been 'completely' dislocated prior to his operation (pictured in 2016)

Informative: In the comments section of the post, Jenson told his followers that Hendrix’s hip joint had been ‘completely’ dislocated prior to his operation (pictured in 2016)

Jenson and Brittny welcomed their son via a planned C-section in July and announced the news with a sweet Instagram post.

What is hip dysplasia? 

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition where the ball and socket joint of the hip doesn’t properly form in babies and young children.

It’s sometimes called congenital hip dislocation or hip dysplasia.

The hip joint attaches the thigh bone to the pelvis. The top of the femur is rounded, like a ball, and sits inside the cup-shaped hip socket.

In DDH, the socket of the hip is too shallow and the femoral head is not held tightly in place, so the hip joint is loose. In severe cases, the femur can come out of the socket (dislocate).

DDH may affect 1 or both hips, but it’s more common in the left hip. It’s also more common in girls and firstborn children.

About 1 or 2 in every 1,000 babies have DDH that needs to be treated.

Sharing a cute photograph of their baby boy’s feet, Brittny penned: ‘He’s here, he’s healthy and our hearts couldn’t be more full’. 

The couple have also already made Hendrix his own Instagram account, where they have shared pictures of the newborn asleep and on his first walk.bybutton’.

During a candid interview with HELLO! magazine, the Playboy model later described how Jenson was overcome with emotion when he found out he was set to become a father.

She said: ‘Jenson was away when I found out, and I wanted to tell him face-to face so I waited until he returned home.

‘It was so hard to not say anything on the phone but I thought it was more special to do it in person. I gave him a little gift box with the test in it and he started crying.

‘It was a very sweet moment. It was exactly what you would want the father of your future child to do.’

Sweet: Jenson sweetly posted that he was introducing 'Spica boy, the newest superhero!', referencing the fact his son was wearing a spica cast (pictured in 2016)

Sweet: Jenson sweetly posted that he was introducing ‘Spica boy, the newest superhero!’, referencing the fact his son was wearing a spica cast (pictured in 2016)