J Korean Soc Traumatol.  2018 Dec;31(3):181-188. 10.20408/jti.2018.026.

An Irreducible Hip Dislocation with Femoral Head Fracture

• Kim TS
• Oh CW
• Kim JW
• Park KH

• KMID: 2437283
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2018.026

Abstract

Urgent reduction is required in cases of traumatic hip dislocation to reduce the risk of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. However, in cases of femoral head fractures, the dislocated hip cannot be reduced easily, and in some cases, it can even be irreducible. This irreducibility may provoke further incidental iatrogenic fractures of the femoral neck. In an irreducible hip dislocation, without further attempting for closed reduction, an immediate open reduction is recommended. This can prevent iatrogenic femoral neck fracture or avascular necrosis of the femoral head, and save the natural hip joint.

Keyword

Hip dislocation; Closed fracture reduction; Femoral head fractur

MeSH Terms

Femoral Neck Fractures
Femur Neck
Head*
Hip Dislocation*
Hip Joint
Hip*
Necrosis