[An abduction applicance for congenital dislocation of the hip (author's transl)].

The appliance described consists of a shoulder belt from which an abduction bar is hanging. Two adjustable rings enclosing the thigh and the leg of the child are attached to the shoulder-belt and to the bar. The lower limb is not immobilized but kept flexes and abducted. The appliance is primarliy used for those children with minor dysplasis of the hip who do not require complete immobilization but cannot be left without any treatment. It is also useful after prolonged orthopaedic or surgical immobilization.