title: Traumatic hip dislocation in Cotonou.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Traumatic hip dislocation is an emergency. We studied their epidemiological, and therapeutic characteristics at Cotonou.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective study from 2006 to 2014 including all inpatient for traumatic hip dislocation, whose minimum follow-up was 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three cases in which 19 males were selected. The mean age was 39.6 years. It was mainly fracture-dislocations (17 cases). Sixteen dislocations were posterior. Reduction average delay was 41.0 h. The treatment was mainly orthopedic (16 cases). Few complications were noted: two osteoarthritis, one death. The functional results were excellent (8 cases), very good (4 cases) and good (8 cases).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traumatic hip dislocations require early reduction to avoid complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic-Traumatology, National Teaching Hospital CNHU-HKM, 01 BP 386 Cotonou, Benin.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chigblo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic-Traumatology, National Teaching Hospital CNHU-HKM, 01 BP 386 Cotonou, Benin.
authors.forename: Iréti Fiacre
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Tidjani
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic-Traumatology, National Teaching Hospital CNHU-HKM, 01 BP 386 Cotonou, Benin.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic-Traumatology, National Teaching Hospital CNHU-HKM, 01 BP 386 Cotonou, Benin.
authors.forename: Aristote
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hans-Moevi
keywords: Evolution; Reduction; Traumatic hip dislocation