Unusual Combination of Femoral Head Dislocation Associated Acetabular Fracture with Multipart Femoral Fractures: Case Report
Highlights • Traumatic hip dislocation associated with multipart femural fractures is a rare and severe injury and it usually occurs following a high energy trauma, associated acetabulum fracture are even more rare. • High energy traumas of the hip joint potentially cause devastating consequences in...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of surgery case reports 2017-01, Vol.34, p.32-35 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Highlights • Traumatic hip dislocation associated with multipart femural fractures is a rare and severe injury and it usually occurs following a high energy trauma, associated acetabulum fracture are even more rare. • High energy traumas of the hip joint potentially cause devastating consequences including avascular necrosis (AVN) and subsequent early secondary osteoarthritis of the hip. • In managing an unstable polytraumatized patient the surgeons must be more careful and propose a staged treatment strategy |
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ISSN: | 2210-2612 2210-2612 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.02.043 |