title: Bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip with an unstable lumbar burst fracture.
abstract: Traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip is rare. Bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation is an even rarer injury; indeed, only 5 cases have been reported in the English literature. We describe a case of a bilateral traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip and a concomitant unstable lumbar burst fracture following a mechanism of injury distinctly different from other reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. chungkjmd@dreamwiz.com
authors.forename: Kook Jin
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Sang Wha
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.forename: Kyu Cheol
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Hong Kyun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Hyo
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Hoi Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Jung Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries; D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology