Subcapital fracture of neck of femur with complete posterior dislocation of the hip.
A rare case of a posterior fracture-dislocation of the hip joint with an ipsilateral subcapital fracture in a young woman is presented. The isolated femoral head was displaced in the subcutaneous area in the buttock. A possible explanatory mechanism of dual injury is that the posterior fracture-dislocation occurred first and then a lateral blow to the buttock caused the subcapital fracture. The missing fragment of the femoral head, in two parts, was located and replaced with a prosthesis before the hip was reduced. An extensive search in the literature failed to reveal a similar case.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography