Luxatio erecta of the hip. An interesting case report

This is a case report of an inferior dislocation of the hip in a 5 1/2-year-old child, characterized by acute flexion with slight abduction of the hip and flexion of the knee. The dislocation is reducible by traction in a cephalad direction, gradual extension and internal rotation of the hip.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1975-07, Vol.110 (110), p.137-138
Hauptverfasser: Rao, J P, Read, R B
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This is a case report of an inferior dislocation of the hip in a 5 1/2-year-old child, characterized by acute flexion with slight abduction of the hip and flexion of the knee. The dislocation is reducible by traction in a cephalad direction, gradual extension and internal rotation of the hip.
ISSN:0009-921X
DOI:10.1097/00003086-197507000-00016