. American X-ray journal . 20. Girl of three and one-half; left hip;reduced with great difficulty; good aceta-bulum; six months. The operations, of course, are per-formed under an anesthetic. The patientsutlers scarcely any pain and after a fewdays can get about with crutches, usingthe leg below the knee. A glance at theannexed x-ray photograph will show howcomplete the diagnosis may be by thismethod. Even the condition of the rimof the acetabulum may be frequently as-. CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OBY PROFESS 14. Boy of three and one-half; left hip;no difficulty; acetabulum good; six months. 15. Gi
. American X-ray journal . 20. Girl of three and one-half; left hip;reduced with great difficulty; good aceta-bulum; six months. The operations, of course, are per-formed under an anesthetic. The patientsutlers scarcely any pain and after a fewdays can get about with crutches, usingthe leg below the knee. A glance at theannexed x-ray photograph will show howcomplete the diagnosis may be by thismethod. Even the condition of the rimof the acetabulum may be frequently as-. CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OBY PROFESS 14. Boy of three and one-half; left hip;no difficulty; acetabulum good; six months. 15. Girl of three; left hip; easily re-duced ; six months. 16. Girl of five; right hip; no difficulty;good acetabulum; six months. 17. Girl of four; right hip; easy; sixmonths. 18. Girl of three; double dislocation;the right easy, acetabulum flat; the lefthard, acetabulum deep ; six months. 19. Girl of eight; left hip; difficult toretain the head in the acetabulum; sixmonlli-. THE FEMUR. OPERATED ON)R LORENZ. certained, and a fair prognosis made as tothe probable value of the operation. Tlie results of this treatment dependvery largely upon the condition of theacetabulum. If the acetabulum is deepand its margin distinct, perfect resultsmay be expected. In all cases the leg isextended to more nearly its normal older than eight or nine years usu-ally require progressive treatment, namely,si retelling the muscles and tendons, trac-tion, tenotomy, etc., as it
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