title: [Traumatic hip dislocation after fall during sledging].
abstract: Traumatic hip dislocation is uncommon in children. Yet, it represents an orthopaedic emergency, because delayed treatment can lead to avascular necrosis of the femoral head. In this case a four-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl were treated in an emergency department less than two weeks apart. They both received a posterior hip dislocation after accident during sledging. Their hips were reduced within six hours in the operating theatre, and the patients were discharged few days later. At the follow-up after six and 12 weeks both patients were doing well, and X-rays were normal.
authors.affiliation: pemj@regionsjaelland.dk/pmhj78@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Peter Max
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Halschou-Jensen
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balslev-Clausen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Søndergaard
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D038161:Snow Sports / Q000293:injuries*