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Athletic traumatic hip subluxations are rare. Classic radiographic features have been well described. This case highlights the potential pitfalls of immediate magnetic resonance imaging. Femoral head contusions and acetabular rim fractures are common associated findings usually apparent with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, in this case an MRI done 3 hours post injury failed to show any edema in either location, making the appearance of these findings on subsequent MRIs difficult to interpret. An acute MRI more than 48 hours post injury may have been more helpful.
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Flanigan, D.C., De Smet, A.A. & Graf, B. Magnetic resonance imaging in traumatic hip subluxation. IJOO 45, 272–275 (2011). https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.80048
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