Acetabular capping

Acetabular capping is an effective operation for congenital hip dislocation that is shallow and small, and the anterior, superior and posterior edges cannot cover the femoral head. Surgery is to artificially implant bone in the semicircular part of the acetabulum to widen and deepen the acetabulum and stabilize the joints.

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