A rare case of hip dislocation after internal fixation of a femoral neck fracture without infection

Younge, D.; Loisel, P.A.; Younge, D; Loisel, P.A

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A rare case of hip dislocation after internal fixation of a femoral neck fracture without infection

Younge, D.; Loisel, P.A.

Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 40(1): 56-58

1997

ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X

PMID: 9030086

Document Number: 479187

Hip dislocation after hip pinning has been reported in association with sepsis, but in this paper the authors describe a case of gradual, spontaneous dislocation of the hip over several weeks, without sepsis, in a 36-year-old man who had undergone screw-plate fixation of a displaced basi-cervical fracture. This is only the second reported case of spontaneous dislocation after hip pinning not associated with infection.