Surgical 7'reatment of Congenital Dislocation of The Hip in Clildrert Between The Ages One Year and Six Months and Four Years

The results in 58 congenitally dislocated hips in 43 children who were between one and a half four years okl have been reviewed. There were 35 girls and 8 boys. Open reduciion (OR) was perfortned in one hip, Salter's innornintne osteolotny (S10) was perforrned in three hips, OR and SIO were perfortned in 43 hips, OR, SfO derotation varus and fernoral shortenin were performed 11 patients. Ali of the patients have been followed at least one yer (average nventy-two months). Using Severin classification of radiographic evalualion, 48 hips (83 per cent) vere telated as excellent, 6 hips (10 per cent) as good, one hip (2 per cent) as fair and three hips (5 per cent) as failure. Clinical avaluation was made using Mc Kay's criteria and 47 hips (81 per cera) were related as excellent. Seven hips (12 per sent) as good, three hips (5 per cent) as fair, one hip (2 per cent) as failure. Avascular necrosis developed in one mortn.al side, there was one redislocation