SOME OBSERVATIONS ON CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE HIP

Some observations on congenital dislocation of the hip.

The entity passing under the name of congenital dislocation of the hip is so complex that the sense of privilege in contributing to this special issue of the Journal in honour of Sir Thomas Fairbank does not completely offset a feeling of awe engendered not only by the occasion but also by the vastness of the subject. With a similar feeling Isaak Walton must have approached his task ofwriting t...

INCIDENCE OF CONGENITAL DISLOCATION THE HIP IN SHIRAZ

During an eight month prospective study, 8240 newborns were examined for detection of congenital dislocation of the hip from Oct. 23, 1991 to June 22, 1992. On fIrst examination we found 1302 neonates (158/1000 live births) to have abnormal hips 1063 (81.6%) were prone to subluxation (subluxatable), 218 (16.81 %) prone to dislocation (dislocatable), 17 (1.3%) were dislocated and 4 (0.3%) w...

On congenital dislocation of the hip.

Studies of congenital dislocation of the hip have ranged in their conclusions from the words of Hey Groves (1928) : “ Congenital dislocation of the hips is a deformity which is mysterious in its origin, insidious in its course and relentless in its final crippling results,’ ‘ to those of Brewster (1945) : “ The etiology of the congenital dislocated hip is unknown. Many theories have been advanc...

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip

Congenital Dislocation of the Hip

be congratulated on his admirable account of the operation of Lorenz in his book 'Congenital Dislocation of the Hip.' The operation is an extremely technical one, and the ordinary practising surgeon cannot hope to be successful except in a few cases, unless he has mastered all the details of the operation and seen it performed by an expert. There can be no doubt that the disease is not sufficie...