The Ortolani maneuver moves a dislocated hip back into the socket, creating a distinct, palpable sensation. To perform the Ortolani maneuver, place your index and middle fingers along the greater ...

We conducted an Ortolani maneuver for hip joint laxity and found no suggestion of hip laxity. We then carried out a cranial drawer sign test for knee joint instability on the left hind limb.

External flexion and abduction reduces the femoral head into the acetabulum. The Ortolani maneuver elicits a distinctive clunking sensation with the reduction of a dislocatable or dislocated hip.