Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Acute on Chronic Slip


- Clinical Presentation: - pts recounts h/o aching in hip, thigh, or knee (from chronic slip) along w/ h/o sudden severe pain (from concomitant acute slip); - Treatment: - pin placement: - reduction may be obtain by gentle skeletal traction in flexion & internal rotation; - forceful manipulation must be avoided.



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.