Abstract |
Open reduction will be indicated in three circumstances: failure to correct the soft tissue contracture; failure of the hip to reduce concentrically following a "Trial of Closed Reduction"; and when closed reduction is contra-indicated in a child over two and a half years or with an associated condition such as Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.
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Authors | A Catterall |
Journal | Acta orthopaedica Belgica
(Acta Orthop Belg)
Vol. 56
Issue 1 Pt B
Pg. 229-31
( 1990)
ISSN: 0001-6462 [Print] Belgium |
PMID | 2382555
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Arthrogryposis
(complications)
- Child, Preschool
- Hip Dislocation, Congenital
(complications, surgery)
- Humans
- Infant
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