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Bilateral traumatic dislocation of the hip: simultaneously one hip anterior and the other posterior

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The case of a 28-year-old man with bilateral dislocation of the hip, simultaneously one hip anteriorly and the other posteriorly is reported. In this case a very drunk driver without a seatbelt crashed his car. Uncontrolled trauma resulted in two different types of hip dislocation. At the 2-year follow-up he had a serious mobilisation problem with avascular necrosis of one hip.

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  1. Uludag University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 16059, Görükle, Bursa, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    T. Kaleli

  2. Vatan Hospital, Bursa, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    N. Alyüz

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Received: 10 February 1997

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Kaleli, T., Alyüz, N. Bilateral traumatic dislocation of the hip: simultaneously one hip anterior and the other posterior. Arch Orth Traum Surg 117, 479–480 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020050299

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