title: Traumatic posterior hip dislocation in a 16-month-old child: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Traumatic posterior hip dislocation is an uncommon injury in children, constituting less than 5% of paediatric dislocations. In a younger child (less than 5 years), minor trauma such as a slip or fall from a low height may cause a hip dislocation, whereas in an adolescent a dislocation is usually caused by a major trauma such as motor vehicle accident. In this case report we present a rare case of traumatic hip dislocation in a 16-month-old girl. Early detection and closed reduction ensured good outcome in our case. A high index of suspicion is necessary to achieve satisfactory reduction within six hours of dislocation because reduction after this period will greatly increase the risk of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.forename: Tanmay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishanpuria
authors.forename: Shreesh-Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gangari
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013997:Time Factors