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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1960;42:1223-1238.
© 1960 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Hip Shelves in Children

David M. Bosworth M.D.1, J. William Fielding M.D.1, William A. Liebler M.D.1, Tadao Ishizuka M.D.1, Hiroshi Ikeuchi M.D.1, and Paul Cohen M.D.1

1 House of St. Giles the Cripple, Brooklyn, the Polyclinic Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital, New York, and St. Vincent's Hospital, Staten Island

1. The main factor that determines a satisfactory result is the operative technique;

2. The shelf operation for dislocated hips in spastic paralysis is without value;

3. The age of the patient appears to have little influence on the result;

4. Changes in the ilium induced by shelf implantation appear to be extremely important:

5. When the local condition indicates the need to stabilize a hip in a child, a shelf can be an invaluable asset.


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