title: Open anterior-inferior hip dislocation.
abstract: Traumatic hip dislocations result from high-energy trauma. These dislocations are usually posterior in direction and have severe associated injuries. The less common anterior dislocation is usually of the inferior type. We report a case of an open anterior-inferior hip dislocation secondary to a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The wound was in the medial upper ipsilateral thigh. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an adult with an open inferior-type anterior hip dislocation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lamberti
authors.forename: Steven I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Rabin
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography