Asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip. Case report

A male (26 years) suffered an asymmetric bilateral dislocation of hip as a result of a car accident. The patient was treated with closed reduction and bone traction for six weeks. We present this report since the reviewed literature only include six cases with this kind of lesion and because this is...

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Main Authors: Pedro Gonzalo González González, Tamara Elizabeth Morales Perez
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2009-05-01
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/502
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description A male (26 years) suffered an asymmetric bilateral dislocation of hip as a result of a car accident. The patient was treated with closed reduction and bone traction for six weeks. We present this report since the reviewed literature only include six cases with this kind of lesion and because this is a medical emergency resulting from high impact trauma, being the aseptic osteonecrosis the most significant and serious complication.
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spelling doaj-art-266b99bed7284452a210b7a4eade297d2025-01-30T21:28:40ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2009-05-0172117119413Asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip. Case reportPedro Gonzalo González González0Tamara Elizabeth Morales Perez1Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Raúl Dorticós Torrado”.CienfuegosHospital Livingstone. Port Elizabeth. Sudáfrica.A male (26 years) suffered an asymmetric bilateral dislocation of hip as a result of a car accident. The patient was treated with closed reduction and bone traction for six weeks. We present this report since the reviewed literature only include six cases with this kind of lesion and because this is a medical emergency resulting from high impact trauma, being the aseptic osteonecrosis the most significant and serious complication.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/502luxación de la cadera /terap, complheridas y traumatismos /terap, complmedicina de emergencia
spellingShingle Pedro Gonzalo González González
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title Asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip. Case report
title_full Asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip. Case report
title_fullStr Asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip. Case report
title_full_unstemmed Asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip. Case report
title_short Asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip. Case report
title_sort asymmetric traumatic bilateral dislocation of hip case report
topic luxación de la cadera /terap, compl
heridas y traumatismos /terap, compl
medicina de emergencia
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