Summary
We report the case of a girl, aged 2 years, who was able to dislocate her right hip voluntarily and in whom there was no other abnormality. She was given psychological treatment and the condition resolved after 2 years. Eight similar cases of habitual dislocation of the hip are reported in the world literature.
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Les auteurs rapportent l'observation clinique d'une luxation volontaire de la hanche chez une petite fille de deux ans qui ne présentait pas d'autres anomalies. Cette malformation ne fut traitée que par des moyens psychologiques et disparut complètement en l'espace de deux ans. 8 cas seulement, en plus de celui-ci, ont été retrouvés dans la litérature mondiale. En revoyant celle-ci, on constate que les résultats obtenus par les auteurs sont identiques à ceux qui ont été publiés auparavant.
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Heras, J., Hidalgo, A., Mata, S.G. et al. Habitual dislocation of the hip. International Orthopaedics 12, 89–91 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00265748
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