Patient Accompanied with Simultaneous Anterior Dislocation of Hip and Anterior Dislocation of Knee: A Case Report

Hee-Gon Park

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Park: Patient Accompanied with Simultaneous Anterior Dislocation of Hip and Anterior Dislocation of Knee: A Case Report

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Fracture Society 2009; 22(3): 185-188.

Published online: 31 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2009.22.3.185

Patient Accompanied with Simultaneous Anterior Dislocation of Hip and Anterior Dislocation of Knee: A Case Report

Hee-Gon Park, M.D.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Hee-Gon Park, M.D. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, 16-5, Anseo-dong, Chonan 330-715, Korea. Tel: 82-41-550-3954, Fax: 82-41-556-3238, heegon@chol.com

Received 21 August 2008 Revised 4 May 2009 Accepted 19 May 2009

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Abstract

We are reporting a case that a 61-year-old patient who had simultaneous anterior dislocation of left hip and anterior dislocation of right knee after fall from a height injury was treated by closed reduction respectively.

Keywords: Anterior dislocation of hip, Anterior dislocation of knee

Figures and Tables

Fig. 1

Radiographs show Prereduction state.

(A) Radiographs show anterior dislocation of left hip (B) Radiographs show anterior dislocation of right knee.

Fig. 2

Radiographs show postreduction state.

(A, B) Post-reduction radiographs show complete reduction.

Fig. 3

(A, B) MRI findings indicate the ruptures of the ACL and the PCL.

(C, D) MRI findings indicate the partial tears of the MCL and the LCL.

Fig. 4

Peripheral angiography shows no occlusion of blood flow.

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