A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Reduction of dislocation of the right hip. First step. The operator overcomesthe resistance offered by the adductors by forcible massage. down to the plane of the body. One next overcomes the short-ening of the tissues on the posterior aspect by flexing the limb,extended at the knee, upon the trunk, gradually forcing it down-ward until the toes may be placed against the patients face(Fig. 360). During this manoeuvre the assistant fixes the pelvisby holding the extended thigh of the sound side firmly againstthe table. The next step is to overcome the resistanc
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Reduction of dislocation of the right hip. First step. The operator overcomesthe resistance offered by the adductors by forcible massage. down to the plane of the body. One next overcomes the short-ening of the tissues on the posterior aspect by flexing the limb,extended at the knee, upon the trunk, gradually forcing it down-ward until the toes may be placed against the patients face(Fig. 360). During this manoeuvre the assistant fixes the pelvisby holding the extended thigh of the sound side firmly againstthe table. The next step is to overcome the resistance of thetissues on the front of the joint. The pelvis is fixed by theassistant. The leg is then flexed upon the thigh, and the thigh 550 OBTHOPEDIC SURGE Forcible flexion of the extended limb on the abdomen. Second step in the operation. Fig. 361.
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