title: [Bilateral traumatic dislocation of both total hip arthroplasties].
abstract: A 77-year-old man was brought to the emergency department after a fall on stairs. X-rays showed bilateral dislocation of both total hip arthroplasties (THA). Dislocation of THA occurs in 2-4% of the patients, most often within three months post-operatively, and for three fourths of the cases within the first year, often due to lack of observing movement restrictions, fails or malpositions of the components. Bilateral THA dislocation is a rare occurrence. It may be assumed that the dislocations did not occur simultaneously but rather as two successive dislocations.
authors.affiliation: Tietgensgade 70, 1., 1704 København V. niels@babel.dk.
authors.forename: Niels Jørgen
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: Nasir Musa
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Al-Mashkur
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hvolris
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation