title: Asymmetrical bilateral traumatic fracture dislocation of the hip: a report of two cases.
abstract: We report on two cases of simultaneous asymmetrical bilateral hip dislocation. Both patients were involved in car accidents. The first case is a 23-year-old man who had a bilateral hip dislocation, anterior on the right side and posterior on the left associated with bilateral femoral head fracture. The second case presented the same dislocations of the hips associated with acetabular fracture on the right side. Closed reduction of the hips was performed in both cases. In the first case the femoral head fragments was subsequently removed. In the second case internal fixation of the acetabular fracture was postponed.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Maggiore, Largo Negrisoli 2, Bologna, Italy. raffaele.pascarella@libero.it
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pascarella
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maresca
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cappuccio
authors.forename: Leonardo Marchesini
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Reggiani
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boriani
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D025981:Hip Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult