Revista de prevención y atención de la salud

Abstracto

Brief notes on pure dislocation of the obturator of the hip

Omar Agoumi

Post-traumatic hip dislocation is a surgical emergency that usually occurs after high-energy trauma in a polytrauma setting. Pure obturator hip dislocations are quite rare. They are considered an emergency and should be addressed within six hours by a trained surgeon to reduce the risk of iatrogenic fractures and osteonecrosis of the femoral head. In this article, we describe a case of hip dislocation caused solely by the obturator muscle after high-energy trauma. Under general anesthesia, the patient received urgent closure reduction treatment. After two years, functional and radiological findings were satisfactory and there were no symptoms of avascular necrosis.