Congenital dislocation of the hip / by J. Jackson Clarke.

  • Clarke, J. Jackson.
Date:
1910
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Credit: Congenital dislocation of the hip / by J. Jackson Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    third, by instrumental support. The latter is usually in the form of a strong pelvic band, fitted with a perineal strap on the sound side. The weight of the limb is com- municated to the band by a hip-piece on the outer aspect of the limb, where there is a flexion-extension joint, and below it an abduction joint, the adduction movement being arrested by a stop. Two uprights fit into the boot below, and are jointed with a catch-joint at the knee, the inner upright terminating in a perineal crutch above.