[Ipsilateral femoral fracture and anterior hip dislocation in a 15-year-old girl: case report].
Operative management of concomitant ipsilateral femur fracture and anterior hip dislocation has not been previously described in the literature. We report the case of a 15-years-old girl who was injured in a motorcycle accident and presented with a femoral shaft fracture and a concomitant ipsilateral anterior hip dislocation. Operative management consisted of an attempted closed reduction of the femoral fracture, which was unsuccessful; thus, an external fixator was temporarily applied. Subsequently, the hip dislocation was treated by open reduction through an anterolateral approach. Finally, the femoral fracture was securely stabilized using an unreamed femoral intramedullary nail. The postoperative course was uneventful. MRI follow-up after 6 weeks did not reveal any sign of mangled vascularization of the femoral head and radiographs demonstrated normal bony healing of the shaft fracture. Due to the fact that there is no definitive surgical strategy for this rare combination of injuries, concomitant ipsilateral femoral fracture and anterior hip dislocation is an interesting and challenging situation for the trauma surgeon which requires a subtle and exact surgical technique in order to achieve satisfying results.
Grechenig
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W
Universitätsklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Graz, Austria. evelyne.greiner@klinikum-graz.at
Peicha
G
G
Boldin
C
C
Mayr
J
J
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed