Traumatic posterior hip dislocation in a 16-month-old child: a case report and review of literature.
- Author:
Sanjay MEENA
1
;
Tanmay KISHANPURIA
;
Shreesh-Kumar GANGARI
;
Pankaj SHARMA
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Early Diagnosis;
Female;
Hip Dislocation;
diagnosis;
etiology;
surgery;
Humans;
Infant;
Time Factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2012;15(6):382-384
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Traumatic posterior hip dislocation is an uncommon injury in children, constituting less than 5% of paediatric dislocations. In a younger child (less than 5 years), minor trauma such as a slip or fall from a low height may cause a hip dislocation, whereas in an adolescent a dislocation is usually caused by a major trauma such as motor vehicle accident. In this case report we present a rare case of traumatic hip dislocation in a 16-month-old girl. Early detection and closed reduction ensured good outcome in our case. A high index of suspicion is necessary to achieve satisfactory reduction within six hours of dislocation because reduction after this period will greatly increase the risk of complications.
