Abstract
Traumatic dislocation of the hip is quite rare and accounts for 2% - 5% of all dislocations. We report on a case of a bilateral posterior hip dislocation associated with symmetric acetabular fracture and two cases of infracotyloid dislocation. The report included 2 men and one woman. The mean age of patients was 33 years. All dislocations followed a road traffic accident. Non-operative closed reduction was achieved within 19 hours of admission. The average follow-up time was 15 months. The hips were stable, mobile, and painless; and there was no radiographic sign of avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
Highlights
Traumatic dislocations of the native hip are relatively rare injuries resulting from high-energy mechanisms producing grossly abnormal force vectors acting across the hip joint
We report on one case of a bilateral posterior hip dislocation associated with symmetric acetabular fracture and two cases of infracotyloid dislocation
Inferior dislocation and bilateral posterior hip dislocation associated with symmetric acetabular fracture are extremely rare injuries
Summary
Traumatic dislocations of the native hip are relatively rare injuries resulting from high-energy mechanisms producing grossly abnormal force vectors acting across the hip joint. It is quite rare and accounts for 2% - 5% of all dislocations [1] [2]. Traumatic posterior bilateral hip dislocations and infracotyloid dislocation are very rare injuries and less frequently associated with fractures of the hip joint, and occur in poly-traumatic contexts [1]-[6]. We report on one case of a bilateral posterior hip dislocation associated with symmetric acetabular fracture and two cases of infracotyloid dislocation
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