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Traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip —Prognostic factors influencing the incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head

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To elucidate the factors important for development of avascular necrosis of the femoral head following traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip, 98 adult patients with 100 hip dislocations were reviewed after a minimum follow-up of 5 years. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head was found in only 4.8% of the hips reduced within 6 h, but in 52.9% of the hips reduced more than 6 h after the injury.

Dislocations were classified according to Stewart and Milford [11]; a significantly higher incidence of avascular necrosis was found in grade-III and -IV dislocations than in grade-I and -II dislocations. We could not demonstrate any benefit from skeletal traction or non-weight bearing. The age of the patients was of no importance.

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  1. Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery O and Ø, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark

    K. Hougaard & P. B. Thomsen

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Hougaard, K., Thomsen, P.B. Traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip —Prognostic factors influencing the incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 106, 32–35 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435649

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