Barlow's provocative test looks for a dislocatable hip in congenital dislocation of the hip - ie. a hip joint that is reduced but dislocatable.
The following sequence is followed:
A positive Barlow's sign is a palpable clunk of exit with telescoping of the leg. It may prove to be positive, even if the Ortolani test is negative.
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