Unique simultaneous dual mechanism based bilateral femoral head fracture secondary to posterior dislocation of hip: A rare case report

Hip joint being surrounded by strong ligaments and muscles is considered a stable joint and dislocations are exceptionally rare. Majority of the dislocations are unilateral and are secondary to a high velocity traumatic injury making a bilateral dislocation a rare entity. Due to high velocity injury...

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Published inInternational journal of medicine Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 112 - 114
Main Authors Gadi, Daksh, Singh, Ravinder, Anand, Vikas, Pathak, Subodh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.10.2015
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Summary:Hip joint being surrounded by strong ligaments and muscles is considered a stable joint and dislocations are exceptionally rare. Majority of the dislocations are unilateral and are secondary to a high velocity traumatic injury making a bilateral dislocation a rare entity. Due to high velocity injury, femur head and acetabular wall fractures have been associated to dislocations and each of the associated injuries occurs with a different mechanism of injury. In view of its rarity we hereby have reported a unique mechanism based case of bilateral posterior dislocation of hip with bilateral femoral head fracture.
ISSN:2309-1622
2309-1622
DOI:10.14419/ijm.v3i2.5183