Combined Acetabulum Fracture and Hip Dislocation in an 18-Year-Old Female at 35-Week Gestation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Caring for an injured, pregnant patient can be a management challenge. We report the case of an 18-year-old female who sustained a left acetabulum fracture with a concurrent hip dislocation at 35 weeks’ gestation following a motor vehicle accident. Through an interdisciplinary, team-based approach,...

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Published inCase reports in orthopedics Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Mori, Benjamin Villacres, Ross, Phillip, Carroll, Jeremy, Vignaly, Lauren, Young, Joseph R., Czajka, Cory M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2020
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Asymptomatic
Blood
Case Report
Case reports
Dislocation
Emergency medical care
Emergency medicine
Fetal monitoring
Fetuses
Fractures
Gestational age
Health aspects
Hip dislocation
Hip joint
Injuries
Internal fixation in fractures
Medical imaging
Mortality
Obstetrics
Patients
Placental abruption
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Trauma
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Summary:Caring for an injured, pregnant patient can be a management challenge. We report the case of an 18-year-old female who sustained a left acetabulum fracture with a concurrent hip dislocation at 35 weeks’ gestation following a motor vehicle accident. Through an interdisciplinary, team-based approach, the patient was guided through obstetric delivery and orthopedic surgical fracture fixation without complication. By being familiar with the unique challenges in management posed by pregnant patients, orthopedic surgeons can be better equipped to minimize morbidity and mortality in this patient population while maximizing clinical outcomes.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Koichi Sairyo
ISSN:2090-6749
2090-6757
DOI:10.1155/2020/8888015