title: Nontraumatic dislocation of the hip following screw/plate fixation for a femoral neck fracture.
abstract: An unusual case of nontraumatic hip dislocation following screw/plate fixation of a basicervical fracture of the neck of the femur, which is unassociated with sepsis, is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, England.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Oni
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography