Simple hip dislocations in the elderly

Published Date: 29th August 2018

Publication Authors: Attar FG, Matar HE

​The hip joint is an intrinsically stable joint as a result of the bony and labral anatomy of the acetabulum and femoral head. Hip dislocations are often associated with major trauma. Pure or simple dislocations without associated fractures are rare (Foulk and Mullis, 2010). Elderly patients tend to have hip or pelvic fractures or fracture–dislocations of the hip following major trauma (Rommens et al, 2015). This article presents what the authors believe to be the first case in the literature, of pure posterior hip dislocation in an elderly patient following minor trauma.

 Matar, HE; Attar, FG. (2018). Simple hip dislocations in the elderly . British journal of hospital medicine . 79 (8), p468-469

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