J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1977 Mar;12(1):37-40. 10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.1.37.

Screw Fixation for Fracture of the Femoral Head Combined with the Ipsilateral Dislocation of the Hip: A case report

• Lee KR
• Kang H
• Chung YB

• KMID: 2461838
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.1.37

Abstract

The fracture of femoral head with concommittant hip dislocation is very rare and the choice of its treatment is still controversial. Various methods of treatment such as Judet prosthesis (Palin, 1954), mold arthroplasty (Lipscomb, 1958), Thompson endomedullary prosthesis (Burman, 1958), and bone peg fixation have been adopted without much success, but Sarmiento and Laird (1973) recently reported a case of femoral head fracture that was successfully treated with screw fixation of the fracture fragments. The authors present a case of femoral head fracture combined with dislocation of ipsilateral hip that was treated successfully by the Sarmientos screw fixation method. A two year follow-up indicated a normal hip function, restored without sequellae. The authors consider this method very valuable as a first step treatment.

MeSH Terms

Arthroplasty
Dislocations*
Follow-Up Studies
Fungi
Head*
Hip Dislocation
Hip*
Methods
Prostheses and Implants