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JOHN G. KUHNS, M.D.; SUMNER M. ROBERTS, M.D.; ROBERT J. JOPLIN, M.D.; WILLIAM A. ELLISTON, F.R.C.S.; GEORGE BAILEY, M.D.; JOSEPH A. FREIBERG, M.D.; JOSEPH E. MILGRAM, M.D.; FREDERICK E. ILFELD, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1939;39(6):1049-1063.

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CONGENITAL DEFORMITIES

Early Diagnosis of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip.

—Fairbank¹ states that a normal anatomic result can follow congenital dislocation of the hip only when diagnosis is made early, i. e., within twelve months. During this period, simple reduction of the dislocated hip will usually result in cure. When displacement of the femoral head is not great the following points on roentgen examination suggest congenital dislocation: shelving of the upper portion of the acetabulum, decrease in size of the center of ossification and displacement of the femur upward and outward.

Arthrography in Congenital Dislocation of the Hip.

—Severin,² at the Orthopedic Clinic in Stockholm, Sweden, has been able to outline the hip joint in roentgenograms by means of a solution of perabrodil (skiodan; sodium monoiodomethane sulfonate). The material is injected into the hip joint with a modified lumbar puncture needle. From a study of the normal hip . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BOSTON; CINCINNATI; NEW YORK; LOS ANGELES

Footnotes
This report is compiled from a review of 151 papers selected from 223 titles concerning orthopedic surgery which appeared in the medical literature approximately between March 1, 1937 and July 1, 1939.

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