Bilateral Traumatic Anterior Dislocation of the Hip with an Unstable Lumbar Burst Fracture

Traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip is rare. Bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation is an even rarer injury; indeed, only 5 cases have been reported in the English literature. We describe a case of a bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip and a concomitant unstable lumbar burst...

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Autores principales: Chung, Kook Jin, Eom, Sang Wha, Noh, Kyu Cheol, Kim, Hong Kyun, Hwang, Ji Hyo, Yoon, Hoi Soo, Yoo, Jung Han
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19885064
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2009.1.2.114
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Sumario:Traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip is rare. Bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation is an even rarer injury; indeed, only 5 cases have been reported in the English literature. We describe a case of a bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip and a concomitant unstable lumbar burst fracture following a mechanism of injury distinctly different from other reports.

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