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
Hauptverfasser: Uzun, Erdal, Günay, Ali Eray, Karaman, İbrahim
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Sprache:eng
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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
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.02.043