title: Open anterior fracture dislocation of the hip: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Open anterior fracture dislocation of the hip is an extremely rare injury and is the result of a violent trauma. Such a case is being reported in a 15-year-old female, who also had other adjacent bony injuries. In spite of early treatment, necrosis and infection could not be controlled, resulting in permanent disability in this young girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Batra Hospital and Medical Research Center, MB Road, Delhi, 110062 India.
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Sadhoo
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: Aditya V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy