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An Atypical Presentation of Hip Dislocation In A Pregnant Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v14i1.23.1

Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-26

Case Report

An Atypical Presentation of Hip Dislocation In A Pregnant Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ayush Agrawal1, Madhavan P2,*, Hariprasad S3

1 Junior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, SDUMC, Kolar, Karnataka
2 Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, SDUMC, Kolar, Karnataka
3 Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, SDUMC, Kolar, Karnataka

*Corresponding author email: [email protected]

Received Date:29 September 2023, Accepted Date:19 March 2024, Published Date:30 March 2024

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Abstract

Managing an injured patient who is pregnant can be difficult in the management and investigation of the case especially when the patient presents atypically. We encountered a 25-year-old female patient who sustained a posterior dislocation of the right hip and was pregnant at 12 weeks gestation following a road traffic accident. The patient presented to OPD with an atypical attitude of limb i.e., both hip and knee in flexion without any internal rotation and adduction of the limb following which MRI was done which showed right hip posterior dislocation. Through an interdepartmental, skilful team approach the patient, after taking the obstetrician’s opinion and the patient under short GA, Closed reduction by Rochester method (longitudinal traction and rotation control) was done for the right hip joint without any complication. As pregnant females possess more risk and complication and more challenges are expected in management, Orthopaedic surgeons are well equipped to treat such patients to reduce patient morbidity and mortality resulting in better outcomes.

 

Keywords

Posterior dislocation of hip, Pregnant female, Atypical presentation, Closed reduction

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Published By Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education, Kolar, Karnataka

  • 27 April 2024

Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 1

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