[The osteomyelitis of the hip in newborns and its functional treatment with "extensionsreposition" and "Hanausek-Retention" (author's transl)].

Since 1969 all our patients below the age of three years with congenital dislocation of the hip are treated by a modified overhead-traction (Extensionsreposition) and the "Hanausek-Apparat" for retention. Because of good results of careful reduction and retention in a mitigated Lorenz-position we also treated osteomyelitis of the hip-joint in newborns and following dislocation by this method. It is reported of 3 cases, different types of osteomyelitis of the hip and the method are described.