Healio

Posterior approach for THA may have higher dislocation risk

DALLAS — Use of the posterior approach in total hip arthroplasty had the highest risk of dislocation and use of the lateral approach had highest rate of all-cause revision surgery, according to ...
Healio

Older man with hip dislocation, fracture of femoral head and posterior wall

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The patient is a 74-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension who initially presented to an ...
Medscape

Hip Dislocation

Pipkin classification is a subclassification of the Thompson and Epstein type V fracture dislocation. It describes a posterior dislocation with fracture of the femoral head. There are four types ...
Medscape

AAOS 2009: Large Articulations May Prevent Dislocation After Total Hip Replacement

March 4, 2009 (Las Vegas, Nevada) — Large articulations significantly reduce the incidence of dislocations after primary and revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), according to results from a ...
BMJ

Posterior dislocation of the hip while playing basketball.

Department of Orthopaedics, Barnet General Hospital, Barnet, Herts, United Kingdom. Injuries in basketball are usually to the ankles and knees. Dislocation of the hip is usually associated with severe ...