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Traumatic anterior dislocation of hip in a teenager: an open unusual type

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Traumatic anterior open dislocation of hip is rare in children and prone to be associated with injuries, extensive soft tissue damage and avascular necrosis of the femoral head. We report a hitherto undescribed anterior open dislocation of the hip joint in a 14-year-old boy. The dislocated head finished up in the contralateral obturator foramen. The management of the case and its relation to published classifications of anterior hip dislocations in children are discussed.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Mr. David Jones, consultant orthopedic surgeon, Hospital for Sick Children, London, immediate past president of British Orthopedic Association, and member, Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, who patiently and skillfully directed the preparation process of this paper.

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  1. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

    Medhat Zekry & Mamdouh Morgan

  2. Canadian Hospital, Dubai, UAE

    Mohsen Sayed Mahmoodi

  3. Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE

    Girgis Saad

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Zekry, M., Mahmoodi, M.S., Saad, G. et al. Traumatic anterior dislocation of hip in a teenager: an open unusual type. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 22 (Suppl 1), 99–101 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-012-0978-z

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