title: An unusual rugby injury.
abstract: We describe an unusual sports injury in a young man, a combination of obturator hip dislocation with an ipsilateral anterior cruciate ligament injury. Traumatic non-prosthetic hip dislocations, particularly obturator hip dislocations, are extremely rare sports injuries and have not previously been reported in conjunction with a knee ligament injury. The severe pain and obvious deformity from the hip injury can distract from other injuries, particularly to the ipsilateral knee. This case reinforces the need for a thorough assessment of the knee joint, before hip reduction if possible and certainly after reduction of the dislocation.
authors.affiliation: Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Gawber Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK. susancroft@btinternet.com
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Croft
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brenchley
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Badhe
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Cresswell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology