Simultaneous Shoulder and Hip Dislocation in a 12-Year-Old Girl with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

• Main Authors: Shirin Mardookhpour, Amir Sobhani Eraghi, Ramin Espandar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-06-01
• Series: Acta Medica Iranica
• Subjects: Accelerated Aging; Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
• Online Access: http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/21207.pdf&manuscript_id=21207

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare premature ageing disorder that is characterized by accelerated degenerative changes of the cutaneous, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. Mean age at diagnosis is 2.9 years and generally leading to death at approximately 13 years of age due to myocardial infarction or stroke. Orthopedic manifestations of HGPS are multiple and shoulder dislocation is a rare skeletal trauma in progeria syndrome. Our patient had simultaneous shoulder and hip dislocation associated with a low energy trauma. This subject has not been reported. Treatment accomplished as close reduction under general anesthesia and immobilization.