title: Traumatic anterior dislocation of hip in a teenager: an open unusual type.
abstract: Traumatic anterior open dislocation of hip is rare in children and prone to be associated with injuries, extensive soft tissue damage and avascular necrosis of the femoral head. We report a hitherto undescribed anterior open dislocation of the hip joint in a 14-year-old boy. The dislocated head finished up in the contralateral obturator foramen. The management of the case and its relation to published classifications of anterior hip dislocations in children are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. drmedhatfz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Medhat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zekry
authors.affiliation: Canadian Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
authors.forename: Mohsen Sayed
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mahmoodi
authors.affiliation: Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
authors.forename: Girgis
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.affiliation: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Mamdouh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morgan
keywords: Anterior hip dislocation; Children; Classification