Ludloff Arthrotomy

Ludloff arthrology is an operation proposed by Ludling in 1912 for the treatment of diseases of the hip joint and used by him until 1967. In his opinion, the essence of the disease is that hardening of the bone-fibrous apparatus - fibrocirrhosis - leads to the development of contracture of the femoral head, the femoral head sits tightly with a fixed medullary part of the thigh, which over time compresses the upper epiphyseal cartilage. As a result, muscle atrophy occurs, and the muscle itself lags behind practically without slowing down.

Later studies showed