Bilateral hip dislocation in a 79 years patient

Bilateral simultaneous dislocation of the hip is an unusual occurrence, especially if there is no previous history of hip abnormality or ligamentous laxity. Most of the reports published until now most frequently describe this type of injury in adults. The majority of case reports present patients with ages ranging between 20 and 30 years old, because at this age the bone is strong enough not to suffer a fracture but a dislocation. The oldest patient with bilateral simultaneous dislocation of the hip described in literature (to our knowledge) is 65 years old. We present the case of a 79 year old man that was involved in an agricultural accident in which a heavy load fell on both his feet while he was laying on the ground. Anteroposterior pelvic radiograph reveal bilateral posterior hip dislocation with an associated left-side acetabular fracture and also a minimum displaced anterior left pelvic ring fracture. Both hips were reduced within three hours of presentation by closed manipulation under spinal anaesthesia. Literature search revealed no case presentation that reported a bilateral simultaneous dislocation of the hip in elderly--to our knowledge, this is the first.