title: Bilateral traumatic hip dislocation with bilateral sciatic nerve injury.
abstract: Bilateral traumatic dislocation of the hip is a rare injury. In fact, only about 50 cases have been reported previously. We report a case of traumatic bilateral posterior hip dislocation with bilateral sciatic nerve damage suffered in a traffic accident by a 65-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Kocaeli University, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sener
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sener
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D025981:Hip Injuries; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*