Intrapelvic dislocation of the head of femur through the obturator foramen associated with ipsilateral fracture femur
We describe a case of traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip in a 14-year-old boy with associated intrapelvic displacement of the femoral head and ipsilateral fractures of the shaft of the femur and greater trochanter. There was a delay in presentation of eight days. At operation the femoral head...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume 2003-09, Vol.85 (7), p.1056-1058 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We describe a case of traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip in a 14-year-old boy with associated intrapelvic displacement of the femoral head and ipsilateral fractures of the shaft of the femur and greater trochanter. There was a delay in presentation of eight days. At operation the femoral head was reduced into the acetabulum after enlarging the obturator foramen by performing an osteotomy of the superior pubic ramus. |
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ISSN: | 0301-620X 2049-4394 2044-5377 2049-4408 |
DOI: | 10.1302/0301-620x.85b7.13712 |