title: Traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip in a 3-year-old child.
abstract: We report the case of a traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip in a 3-year-old boy. After a fall in the garden, the boy was brought to our emergency department where an x-ray confirmed a posterior dislocation of his right hip. A successful prompt reduction was performed in the operating room under general anesthesia. This uncommon injury represents an orthopedic emergency and requires prompt reduction to lessen the risk of complications including avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. fordejames@yahoo.com
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Forde
authors.forename: Khalid S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Awan
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography