Abstract
Femoral neck fractures are commonly seen in elderly population as a cause of a trivial fall. In younger patients it usually occurs following high energy trauma. Dynamic hip screw (DHS) is one of the most common type of internal fixation although intramedullary fixation devices have been introduced in the treatment in the last decade not without controversy [1,2]. Described complications are failure of fixation, cut-out, malunion, non-union, disengagement of lag screw and side plate, cut-in, intrapelvic migration, vascular injuries, etc.
Highlights
Femoral neck fractures are commonly seen in elderly population as a cause of a trivial fall
Dynamic hip screw (DHS) is one of the most common type of internal fixation intramedullary fixation devices have been introduced in the treatment in the last decade not without controversy [1,2]
We present a case of a spontaneous non-traumatic dislocation of the hip as a complication of screw-plate fixation of a femoral neck fracture and an exhaustive review of literature discussing the possible causes of this rare complication
Summary
Spontaneous non-traumatic dislocation of the hip as a complication of screw-plate fixation of a femoral neck fracture ✩. M Combalia a, E Muñoz-Mahamud b, JL Febles-Oviedo c, J Fernández-Valencia b, A Combalia b,∗. A Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma, Pius Hospital, Valls, Tarragona b Department Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma. Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain c Fellowship in Hip and Knee surgery, Department Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, University of Barcelona.
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