title: Traumatic dislocation of the hip in a child. A case report.
abstract: A case of traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip in a child in which the diagnosis was initially missed is presented. The fact that the condition may follow extremely mild trauma is demonstrated, and the need for two-plane radiography is stressed. A review of the literature emphasizes that prompt recognition and treatment may markedly reduce the incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head, the commonest and most severe complication. Reduction of a traumatically dislocated hip in a child is usually easy and need not be performed only at specialist centres.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D025981:Hip Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography