Adult Ortho Cases 002

Native Hip Dislocations

Carrie Bissell MD, Ainsley Bloomer MD, Aaron Fox MD, Andrew Rees MD and Kendrick Lim DO curate and presents a series of Adult Orthopedic X-Ray Cases each month. First published on EMGuideWire.com and peer reviewed by Professor Michael Gibbs and Laurence Kempton, MD

References

• Hougaard K, Thomsen PB. Traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip–prognostic factors influencing the incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1978). 1986;106(1):32-5
• Kellam P, Ostrum RF. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Avascular Necrosis and Posttraumatic Arthritis After Traumatic Hip Dislocation. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Jan;30(1):10-6
• Gottlieb M. Managing Posterior Hip Dislocations. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Jun;79(6):554-559.
• Bastian JD, Turina M, Siebenrock KA, Keel MJ. Long-term outcome after traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2011 Sep;131(9):1273-8.
• Wojahn RD, Kleweno CP, Agel J, Githens MF. Anterior Hip Dislocation: Characterization of a Rare Injury and Predictors of Functional Outcome. Injury. 2021 Aug;52(8):2327-2332. 
• Gottlieb M. Hip Dislocations in the Emergency Department: A Review of Reduction Techniques. J Emerg Med. 2018 Mar;54(3):339-347.

This ongoing radiology interpretation series is proudly sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Carolinas Medical Center. The goal is to promote widespread mastery of CXR interpretation. There is no personal health information [PHI] within, and ages have been changed to protect patient confidentiality.