A treatise on orthopedic surgery . \ > Congenital dislocation of the hip in adult age, showing the abnormal shapeof the acetabulum, the depressions in the ilium caused by the pressure and fric-tion of the head of the femur, and the destructive effect of this pressure andfriction upon the femur. (Adams.) depth to assure a secure support for the head of the femur; thusits upper margin gradually recedes or two distinct depressionsmay be formed, one above the other. The upper extremity ofthe femur is usually somewhat atrophied. The neck is oftenshorter than normal, and its angle may be lessened
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . \ > Congenital dislocation of the hip in adult age, showing the abnormal shapeof the acetabulum, the depressions in the ilium caused by the pressure and fric-tion of the head of the femur, and the destructive effect of this pressure andfriction upon the femur. (Adams.) depth to assure a secure support for the head of the femur; thusits upper margin gradually recedes or two distinct depressionsmay be formed, one above the other. The upper extremity ofthe femur is usually somewhat atrophied. The neck is oftenshorter than normal, and its angle may be lessened, or occasion-ally increased, and in many instances its forward inclinationis increased, usually by anterior torsion of the shaft. The head 540 OBTHOPEDIC SUBGEEY. of the femur may be nearly normal, although usually it is some-what flattened on its posterior and under surface, or it may besomewhat conical, acorn-like in shape, or again compressed from,side to side to an almond shape or otherwise distorted. There are secondary chan
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