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  • Title: Traumatic posterior hip dislocation and ipsilateral distal femoral fracture in a 22-month-old child: a case report.
    Author: Ciftdemir M, Aydin D, Ozcan M, Copuroglu C.
    Journal: J Pediatr Orthop B; 2014 Nov; 23(6):544-8. PubMed ID: 25075766.
    Abstract:
    Minor trauma may cause hip dislocation in young children because of physiologic hip joint laxity and the soft cartilaginous structure of the acetabulum. In this work, we report on a 22-month-old boy with right-sided traumatic posterior hip dislocation and ipsilateral distal femoral fracture because of an outdoor motor vehicle accident. The patient was treated with emergency closed reduction and one and a half hip spica under general anaesthesia. The femoral fracture and hip dislocation were healed smoothly without any complication. Traumatic hip dislocation is rare in children, which may occur after trivial trauma. Prognosis is better in younger patients with low-energy trauma and in cases treated early.
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