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[Z-plasty in treatment of snapping hip]
D Kusz1, A Tokarowski, M Kaleta
1Katedry i Kliniki Ortopedii Sl. AM w Sosnowcu.
Chirurgia Narzadow Ruchu I Ortopedia Polska
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
The study deals with clinical assessment of results of surgical treatment of 13 snapping hips. Bringnall and Stainsby procedure has been employed; the surgical technique has been described. The mean age at the operation was 19 years, mean follow-up was 21 months. In 11 cases (84.6%) the symptoms abated completely. The results justify conclusion, that Z-plasty with transposition of created flaps should be recommended as a mode of surgical treatment for snapping hip.