Fig. 3
From: The effectiveness of preliminary traction in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip
Radiographic examination of congenital dislocation of the right hip in a 30-month-old child before starting treatment by preliminary traction. The affected hip was classified as being at the minus-one station according to the Gage and Winter method (a). After 4 weeks, X-ray showed that the femoral head was at the zero station, so the traction was considered to be ineffective (group 2) (b)