Citation

Croft SJ, Brenchley J, Badhe SP, Cresswell TR. Emerg. Med. J. 2006; 23(6): e40.

Affiliation

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Gawber Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK. susancroft@btinternet.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.7748/en2006.03.13.10.24.c1207

PMID

16714494

PMCID

PMC2653793

Abstract

We describe an unusual sports injury in a young man, a combination of obturator hip dislocation with an ipsilateral anterior cruciate ligament injury. Traumatic non-prosthetic hip dislocations, particularly obturator hip dislocations, are extremely rare sports injuries and have not previously been reported in conjunction with a knee ligament injury. The severe pain and obvious deformity from the hip injury can distract from other injuries, particularly to the ipsilateral knee. This case reinforces the need for a thorough assessment of the knee joint, before hip reduction if possible and certainly after reduction of the dislocation.

Language: en