1. A method of hip fusion with the aid of a straight intramedullary nail through the ilium and the femur is presented.

2. If properly done, no external fixation is necessary and the patient can be allowed up with crutches ten days after the operation.

3. The method has been used on eighteen hips between 1958 and 1960. There was one case of delayed union due to faulty technique and one case of exacerbation of an old tuberculous infection. Otherwise the follow-up study of the patients revealed good bony fusion in all cases, with no pain in the back or knee.