Citation

Mörsdorf P, Lauer A, Histing T, Pohlemann T, Burkhardt M. Unfallchirurg 2016; 120(4): 350-354.

Vernacular Title

Die Traumatische Hüftgelenkluxation eines 6‑jährigen Jungen: Selten, aber anspruchsvoll.

Affiliation

Abteilung für Chirurgie, Segment Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Handchirurgie, Evangelisches Stadtkrankenhaus Saarbrücken, Saarland Kliniken, Großherzog-Friedrich-Str. 44, 66111, Saarbrücken, Deutschland. mac.burkhardt@t-online.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00113-016-0268-z

PMID

27770168

Abstract

Traumatic hip dislocations in children are not frequent but constitute true emergencies. They require urgent reduction because of the risk of consecutive avascular necrosis of the femoral head. We report a 6-year-old boy with traumatic posterior hip dislocation on a vacation abroad. After closed reduction the day of the accident, a hip spica cast was applied and the patient was transferred home. Once home, X‑ray and CT diagnostics were completed by MRI. In future, long-term clinical and radiological investigations for avascular necrosis and growth disorders, as well as thoroughly informing the parents, should be mandatory.

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