A 44-year old man with prolonged frozen hip was treated with manipulation under anesthesia and pressure dilatation of the left hip joint. The treatment was successful and after one year the hip was symptomless.
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Copyright Bentham Science Publishers Ltd Successful Treatment of Frozen Hip with Manipulation and Pressure Dilatation 1Satakunta Central Hospital, Steniuskenkatu 2, 26100 Rauma, Finland 2Turku University Hospital, Alvar Aallontie 275, 21540 Paimio, Finland 3Satakunta Central Hospital, Sairaalantie 3, 28500, Pori, Finland *Address correspondence to this author at the Kreetalankatu 5 C, 2900 Harjavalta, Finland; Fax: 358-2-8355489; E-mail: reijo.luukkainen/at/fimnet.fi Received February 3, 2008; Revised February 12, 2008; Accepted March 28, 2008. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/), which permits unrestrictive use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | ||||
Abstract A 44-year old man with prolonged frozen hip was treated with manipulation under anesthesia and pressure dilatation of the left hip joint. The treatment was successful and after one year the hip was symptomless. | ||||