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Ahmet Adnan Karaarslan1, Nihat Acar2, Tolga Karci1
1Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Şifa University Faculty of Medicine, Sanayi Street, No. 7, Bornova, 35190 Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract:
A case of a bilateral simultaneous traumatic obturator dislocation of both hip joints in an 18-year-old young man following a traffic accident is presented. We reduced the dislocated femoral heads immediately under general anesthesia followed by passive and active exercises and early full-weight bearing mobilization. After 5 years, the result was excellent.
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