ATHAUOdATIC TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE HIP JOINT

Consgensital dislocations of the hip joint still presents many unsolved problems. There is nso genserally acceptable theory to explain the origin of this wide-spread ailment, its curious sex linskage, its geographical distribution, or its hereditary characteristics. The remarkable papers of Duraiswami”2 may pave the way for a better understansding of the problem. As clinsicianss, our chief concerts is the question of a reliable and standardized trea.tmenst. The purpose of this paper is to present a method of treatment. which, while not ens-tirely originsal, is the result of nsearly twenty years of experience4. Soon after the establish-menst of t.he Orthopaedic Department at Haifa, it became clear that congenital dislocations of the hip joint is quite frequent in Israel, and that orthodox methods of treatment are not. suitable-first, becaunse of t.he subtropical climate and, seconsd, because of lack of hospitalizations facilities