Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction Technique

Traumatic hip dislocations are potentially devastating injuries, especially in young patients, and require emergent orthopedic treatment. Given the significant amount of energy required to cause these injuries, a high index of suspicion is necessary to identify related injuries. The associated injur...

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Main Authors: S. Craig Morris, Priyantha L. Wickramanayake, Peter J. Wilton, Jonathan L. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1913673
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Priyantha L. Wickramanayake
Peter J. Wilton
Jonathan L. Allen
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description Traumatic hip dislocations are potentially devastating injuries, especially in young patients, and require emergent orthopedic treatment. Given the significant amount of energy required to cause these injuries, a high index of suspicion is necessary to identify related injuries. The associated injuries, direction of dislocation, and time between injury and reduction represent the known prognostic factors, based on limited available research. Intrapelvic hip dislocations represent an uncommon variant of the traumatic hip dislocation, with all previously reported cases involving ipsilateral proximal femur fractures. We present a case of intrapelvic femoral head dislocation without an associated proximal femur fracture, as well as the maneuvers used to treat the patient via a closed reduction.
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spelling doaj-art-2fc8bea90e2449ba8a7d2b04871aec232025-08-20T03:20:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572019-01-01201910.1155/2019/19136731913673Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction TechniqueS. Craig Morris0Priyantha L. Wickramanayake1Peter J. Wilton2Jonathan L. Allen3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA, USADepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA, USATraumatic hip dislocations are potentially devastating injuries, especially in young patients, and require emergent orthopedic treatment. Given the significant amount of energy required to cause these injuries, a high index of suspicion is necessary to identify related injuries. The associated injuries, direction of dislocation, and time between injury and reduction represent the known prognostic factors, based on limited available research. Intrapelvic hip dislocations represent an uncommon variant of the traumatic hip dislocation, with all previously reported cases involving ipsilateral proximal femur fractures. We present a case of intrapelvic femoral head dislocation without an associated proximal femur fracture, as well as the maneuvers used to treat the patient via a closed reduction.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1913673
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Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction Technique
Case Reports in Orthopedics
title Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction Technique
title_full Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction Technique
title_fullStr Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction Technique
title_full_unstemmed Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction Technique
title_short Intrapelvic Femoral Head Dislocation without Associated Proximal Femur Fracture: A Case Report and Description of Closed Reduction Technique
title_sort intrapelvic femoral head dislocation without associated proximal femur fracture a case report and description of closed reduction technique
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1913673
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