Unique simultaneous dual mechanism based bilateral femoral head fracture secondary to posterior dislocation of hip: A rare case report

  • Authors

    • Daksh Gadi MM Institute of medical sciences and research
    • Ravinder Singh MM Institute of medical sciences
    • Vikas Anand MM Institute of medical sciences
    • Subodh Pathak
    2015-10-20
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v3i2.5183
  • Femur Head Fracture, Hip Dislocation.

  • Hip joint being surrounded by strong ligaments and muscles is considered a stable joint and dislocations are exceptionally rare. Majority of the dislocations are unilateral and are secondary to a high velocity traumatic injury making a bilateral dislocation a rare entity. Due to high velocity injury, femur head and acetabular wall fractures have been associated to dislocations and each of the associated injuries occurs with a different mechanism of injury. In view of its rarity we hereby have reported a unique mechanism based case of bilateral posterior dislocation of hip with bilateral femoral head fracture.

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    Gadi, D., Singh, R., Anand, V., & Pathak, S. (2015). Unique simultaneous dual mechanism based bilateral femoral head fracture secondary to posterior dislocation of hip: A rare case report. International Journal of Medicine, 3(2), 112-114. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v3i2.5183