Bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip.

Abstract

Very few cases of bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip appear to have been reported previously in the literature. A case of a traumatic bilateral anterior dislocation of the hip in a 54-year-old farmer is presented. The dislocations were successfully reduced by traction, flexion, and circumduction (Bigelow's method), and after 6 weeks of Buck's traction and a return to full activity after 14 weeks there were no signs of avascular necrosis at 1 1/2-year followup.