Open reduction

Except for a small number of congenital hip dislocations that have not been treated in the past and cannot be reset in adulthood, the basic operation for patients with congenital hip dislocation is open reduction. The age of surgery can reach adolescence of adolescents, and if it is a subluxation, it can be extended to adulthood or later. For young children with less severe pathological changes, most of whom are under 4 years old, a simple incision and reduction can completely cure them; but for severe pathological changes, especially those with large acetabular changes, incision and reduction must be supplemented with corresponding orthopedic surgery. Healed. The purpose of incision reduction is to concentrically locate the femoral head in the acetabulum, that is, to restore the anatomical position of the hip joint, thereby creating conditions for the patient to restore normal function. To achieve this, all factors that hinder the reduction of the femoral head, including intra-articular and extra-articular factors, but also bony and soft tissue factors, need to be eliminated.

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