From 1966 to 1974 231 acetabuloplasties were performed in 193 children. Dega's technique was not consequently observed in these operations. The follow-up was made in 166 children with 202 acetabuloplasties. 65 per cent of the operated hips were found within the normal range. The clinical examination revealed excellent and good results in 82 per cent. There was a relatively great number of failures due to technical problems, mainly in the first time. The results obtained allow the conclusion that Dega's acetabuloplasty is a valuable method in the operative treatment of the congenital hip in early childhood provided that it is performed with a good operative technique. Because of the possible failures we prefer now Pemberton's pericapsular osteotomy of the ilium.

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The very rare benign chondroblastoma occasionally invades soft tissues and may grow beyond the epiphysis into the metaphysis. In the present case such a tumour did not show the typical radiological appearances, but presented malignant features both on plain films and on the angiogram. The importance of biopsy of tumours which cannot be identified with certainty must be stressed before radical surgery is carried out.

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