Recurrent traumatic hip dislocation in an 8-year-old boy

Recurrent traumatic hip dislocation in an 8-year-old boy

Pediatric traumatic hip dislocations (PTHD) are rare and represent around 5% of all pediatric dislocations. Associated bony or soft tissue injury can occur as often as 17%–25% of the time. We report a case of an 8-year-old boy presenting a posterior hip dislocation after a low-energy trauma, which w...

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Main Authors: Rita Sapage, Carlos Branco, Rita Sousa, Diogo Sousa, Ricardo Branco, António Lemos Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Child
Hip
Traumatic dislocation
Magnetic resonance imaging
Closed reduction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021000236

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