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Stress in the hip joint may be reduced in other ways besides osteotomy. In fact the resultant force R, and therefore P R and Q R , which act on the hip, may be reduced in four ways:
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By shifting the body’s centre of gravity towards the supporting limb in monopodal support
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By using one stick on the healthy or diseased side
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By using two sticks
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By carrying a weight
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Bombelli, R. (1983). How to Reduce Stress in the Hip Joint. In: Osteoarthritis of the Hip. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96691-0_12
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