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Kocher method
Kocher method (E. Th. Kocher, Swiss surgeon, 1841-1917):
- The method of reduction of the posterior dislocation of the hip, in which in a patient lying on his back, the hip is extended along the axis of the limb with the hip and knee joints bent at right angles, the rotation of the hip inward and then outward, followed by its abduction and extension.
- Shoulder dislocation reduction method, in which in a patient sitting or lying on his back, the elbow joint is flexed at an angle of up to 90 ° with the arm approaching the body, stretching along the shoulder axis and rotating the entire limb outward, and then moving the shoulder to the middle line of the body, the forearm is sharply thrown back onto the patient's chest.
- The method of reducing the subluxation of the cervical vertebrae, in which at first the pathological position of the head is slightly worsened, and after that, gradually increasing the traction behind the head, it is turned to the healthy side with rotation towards the subluxation.
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