Posterior hip fracture dislocation from a non-contact injury while playing soccer. "A Case Report"

Jared A Nowell; Stefan Coombs; Abhishek Tippabhatla; Basilia O Nwankwo

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100885

Posterior hip fracture dislocation from a non-contact injury while playing soccer. "A Case Report"

Trauma Case Rep. 2023 Aug 7:47:100885. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100885. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Jared A Nowell¹, Stefan Coombs¹, Abhishek Tippabhatla², Basilia O Nwankwo¹

Affiliations

¹ Howard University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Washington, DC 20060, United States of America.
² Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20060, United States of America.

Abstract

Case: 35-Year old male presented with acute right hip pain after a pivoting motion while playing soccer. This was a non-contact injury. Imaging revealed a posterior hip dislocation with an associated posterior wall acetabular fracture. He was treated with closed reduction of the hip followed by subsequent open reduction internal fixation of the acetabular fracture.

Conclusion: Posterior hip fracture dislocations can occur in adults following low energy non-contact injuries. Successful outcomes can be achieved if they are treated in a timely fashion, but unrecognized injuries can lead to devastating consequences.

Keywords: Acetabulum fracture; Hip fracture dislocations; Low energy trauma; Non-contact injury; Sports injury.

Publication types

Case Reports