title: [Traumatic hip dislocation in a 6-year-old male child: Seldom but demanding].
abstract: Traumatic hip dislocations in children are not frequent but constitute true emergencies. They require urgent reduction because of the risk of consecutive avascular necrosis of the femoral head. We report a 6-year-old boy with traumatic posterior hip dislocation on a vacation abroad. After closed reduction the day of the accident, a hip spica cast was applied and the patient was transferred home. Once home, X‑ray and CT diagnostics were completed by MRI. In future, long-term clinical and radiological investigations for avascular necrosis and growth disorders, as well as thoroughly informing the parents, should be mandatory.
authors: Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Deutschland.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Mörsdorf
authors: Abteilung für Chirurgie, Segment Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Handchirurgie, Evangelisches Stadtkrankenhaus Saarbrücken, Saarland Kliniken, Großherzog-Friedrich-Str. 44, 66111, Saarbrücken, Deutschland.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lauer
authors: Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Deutschland.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Histing
authors: Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Deutschland.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Pohlemann
authors: Abteilung für Chirurgie, Segment Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Handchirurgie, Evangelisches Stadtkrankenhaus Saarbrücken, Saarland Kliniken, Großherzog-Friedrich-Str. 44, 66111, Saarbrücken, Deutschland. mac.burkhardt@t-online.de.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Burkhardt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D000070628:Closed Fracture Reduction / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000072039:Fracture Dislocation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006620:Hip Fractures; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Childhood; Problems and complications; Traumatic hip dislocation; Treatment