title: Recurrent traumatic dislocation of the hip joint at the age of 13 and 17 years. A case report.
abstract: We report a case of a recurrent traumatic dislocation of the hip joint in a young man at the age of 13 and 17. The patient had retroversion of the femoral neck, instead of a physiological anteversion. We found no consensus about the management of a recurrent traumatic dislocation of the hip joint in the literature. The various therapeutic options are discussed. We advised posterior capsulorraphy with femoral rotation osteotomy. The patient refused surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hammacher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van der Werken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D025981:Hip Injuries; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence