Treatment of congenital hip dislocation by muscle release, skeletal traction and closed reduction in older children.

A method of treatment of congenital hip dislocation by preliminary multiple muscle releases around the hip, followed by skeletal traction, is employed for closed reduction and immobilization with long leg cast. In 29 hips treated during the period from 1961 to 1972, the results justify the method for treatment of children 3 to 11 years of age with neglected high posterior congenital hip dislocations. The main prerequisite for the procedure is a fairly well-developed acetabulum.