Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1932;14:346-348.
© 1932 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
PIN FIXATION IN DISLOCATION AT THE HIP JOINT
S. L. HAAS M.D.1
1 Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children
In those cases of dislocation at the hip joint in which there is a tendency toward upward displacement after open reduction, the femoral head may be maintained in position by a pin driven through the greater trochanter and into the upper margin of the acetabulum.