title: [Clinical observation of frog shape four-step pulling method for the treatment of 92 patients with sacroiliac joint subluxation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical efficacy of the frog shape four-step pulling method for the treatment of sacroiliac joint subluxation, and to explore the rationality of the method.
  
  
  METHODS
  Among 92 patients diagnosed as sacroiliac joint subluxation, 19 patients were male and 73 patients were female,ranging in age from 14 to 61 years, with an average of 38.7 years. The course of disease ranged from 1 month to 96 months,with an average of 18.4 months. All the patients were treated with the frog shape four-step pulling method. The therapeutic effects were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The treatment times ranged from 1 to 10 (averaged 4.3 times). According to evaluation standard of sacroiliac joint subluxation, 71 patients got an excellent result, 19 good, 1 fair and 1 bad.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The frog shape four-step pulling method had many advantages such as simplicity of operation, targeted, high rate of success, not easy rebound and less pain for patients and so on.
authors.affiliation: The 3rd Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of TCM, Hangzhou 310005, Zhejiang, China. fanbinhua@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Bing-hua
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yan-kun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Quan-zhen
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hai-yang
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000293:injuries*