Citation

Giza E, Mithofer K, Matthews H, Vrahas M. Br. J. Sports Med. 2004; 38(4): E17.

Affiliation

Harvard Orthopaedic Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 25 Fruit Street, GRB 624, Boston, MA 02114, USA. egiza@partners.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bjsm.2003.005736

PMID

15273210

PMCID

PMC1724879

Abstract

Soccer is the world's most popular sport, with over 200 million participants world wide. Fractures account for only 4-9% of acute injuries, and hip fracture-dislocation is extremely uncommon. The potentially serious long term sequelae require that team physicians have an awareness of this injury. Two cases of traumatic hip fracture-dislocation are here reported in recreational soccer players sustained by low energy mechanisms. Prompt reduction and fixation are important to produce a stable and congruent joint.

Language: en