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Bilateral traumatic hip dislocation in a child

✍ Scribed by S. Endo; Y. Yamada; N. Fujii; T. Takakuwa; H. Nakae; T. Kasai; M. Kikuchi; S. Hoshi

Publisher
Springer
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
98 KB
Volume
112
Category
Article
ISSN
1434-3916

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✦ Synopsis

Traumatic dislocation of in children occurs less frequently than in adults, and bilateral dislocation is extremely rare. Manual reduction was performed in a 3-year-old girl with bilateral traumatic hip dislocation. The recovery course has been favorable for about 1 year.

Case report

A 4-year-old girl injured the gluteal region falling from a swing, but details of the fall were unknown. Both legs were adducted and medially rotated, and the patient was abasic due to pain in both hips. Radiography demonstrated a posterior dislocation of the hips (Fig. 1). Manual reduction was performed under general anesthesia about 1 h after the injury (Fig. 2). A trunk cast was applied for 3 weeks after reduction, followed by indirect traction for 3 weeks. Rehabilitation was initiated after a total weight-free period of 6 weeks. No abnormalities were noted in the acetabuli or the

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