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Bilateral posterior hip dislocations with femoral head fractures
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY 10003.
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
An unusual case of bilateral posterior fracture-dislocation of the hip (Pipkin Type IV) occurred in a 63-year-old man with Paget's disease of the pelvis. Other injuries included a displaced humeral shaft fracture and patellar ligament disruption. Bilateral cemented total hip arthroplasty was performed to avoid the need for prolonged immobilization. Postoperative low-dose irradiation was used because of the risk of heterotopic ossification.