title: TRAUMATIC POSTERIOR DISLOCATION OF THE HIP IN CHILDREN:REPORT ON FIVE CASES.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a series of cases of traumatic posterior dislocations in children, with the treatment and results, and to review issues relating to the epidemiology, clinical and radiographic diagnosis, treatment, complications and prognosis of such cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five patients with traumatic hip dislocation, with a mean age of 4.6 ± 0.9 years and a follow-up period of 19.8 ± 7.0 months, were evaluated retrospectively. The time elapsed between dislocation and reduction, the type of treatment, the associated injuries and the subsequent complications were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The initial treatment was closed reduction, which was performed on average 5.2 ± 3.6 hours after the initial trauma. All the patients underwent the reduction under anesthesia. The complementary treatment included plaster cast immobilization and traction. No need for additional surgery was observed and there were no long-term side effects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traumatic dislocation of the hip should be treated quickly by means of closed reduction, with appropriate control over the reduction and rigorous observation in order to diagnose and treat late complications.
authors.affiliation: MSc student of Nuclear Science Techniques at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Pediatric Orthopedist at Hospital da Baleia and Hospital das Clínicas, UFMG.
authors.forename: Gilberto Francisco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist at Hospital da Baleia.
authors.forename: Luiz Renato Drumond
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Américo
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopedist at Hospital da Baleia.
authors.forename: Cláudio Beling Gonçalves
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist at Hospital Infantil Sao Camilo.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Galinari Costa
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.affiliation: PhD student of Surgery. Professor in the Department of the Locomotor Apparatus, Federal University of Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Luiz Eduardo Moreira
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Teixeira
keywords: Child; Hip dislocation/complications; Hip dislocation/diagnosis; Hip dislocation/epidemiology; Hip dislocation/radiography