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Case Reports
A rare but radiographically recognizable cause of an irreducible hip fracture-dislocation.
- David A Lawrence, Edward Smitaman, Michael Baumgartner, and Andrew Haims.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. David.Lawrence@yale.edu
- Clin Imaging. 2013 May 1; 37 (3): 595-7.
AbstractHip dislocations are emergently reduced to decrease the chance of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. However, in some situations, the dislocation may be irreducible by a closed technique. Rarely, the fractured femoral head may become perched on an intact acetabulum, leading to an irreducible fracture-dislocation. This rare type of irreducible fracture-dislocation demonstrates unique physical and associated radiographic findings. These fractures are important to recognize early, as attempts at closed reduction can lead to femoral neck fractures.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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