Bilateral anterior dislocation in the hips: a case report
The hip is a stable ball-and-socket joint. Bilateral anterior dislocations of the native hip joints account for fewer than 1% of all dislocations. We present a unique case of a bilateral anterior dislocation in a patient who presented to our institution within 6 hours of trauma. The dislocations wer...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Traumatology
2023-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Trauma and Injury |
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Online Access: | http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2022-0023.pdf |
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Summary: | The hip is a stable ball-and-socket joint. Bilateral anterior dislocations of the native hip joints account for fewer than 1% of all dislocations. We present a unique case of a bilateral anterior dislocation in a patient who presented to our institution within 6 hours of trauma. The dislocations were promptly reduced under propofol anesthesia in the operating room. The patient did not suffer a concurrent fracture. After the procedure, we performed regular X-ray examinations for 2 years to rule out the development of avascular necrosis of the head of the femur. The course of the patient was unremarkable. |
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ISSN: | 2799-4317 2287-1683 |