title: Management of unreduced traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip: heavy traction and abduction method.
abstract: Eight cases of unreduced traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip were treated by heavy traction and abduction. In four out of eight cases a concentric reduction was obtained. In two patients where a concentric reduction was not obtained, open reduction was performed. In these patients, there was an excellent or good result. In the remaining two patients a non-concentric reduction was accepted, and they had poor clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014143:Traction