Bilateral traumatic hip dislocation.
An unusual bilateral hip dislocation in a 19-year-old female is presented, with a left Type III posterior fracture-dislocation (Thompson and Epstein) and a right Type V posterior dislocation (Thompson and Epstein's classification as modified by Pipkin's criteria). Open treatment with screw fixation, and removal of a fragment of the right femoral head that had been sheared off, avoided a long period of immobilization in this young woman.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000293:injuries; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014143:Traction