Bilateral Traumatic Hip Dislocation in a Child: A Case Report
Traumatic hip dislocation in children is uncommon; when this condition is diagnosed in paediatric patients, it is most frequently seen as a unilateral posterior dislocation and is rarely associated with fracture. We report here a case involving a young girl who dislocated both hips in two separate i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://morthoj.org/2007v1n2/Hip-Dislocation.pdf |
| Summary: | Traumatic hip dislocation in children is uncommon; when this condition is diagnosed in paediatric patients, it is most frequently seen as a unilateral posterior dislocation and is rarely associated with fracture. We report here a case involving a young girl who dislocated both hips in two separate incidents. |
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| ISSN: | 1985-2533 |