@article{ref1,
title="The not-so-merry-go-round: traumatic inferior-anterior hip dislocation in a 9-year-old",
journal="Curēus",
year="2022",
author="Low, Lyndon Y.H. and Baig, Mn and Murray, Odhran",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Merry-go-rounds are not as innocuous as they may seem. Pediatric hip anterior-inferior dislocations are very rare and can be associated with low-energy trauma. Prompt recognition of pediatric hip dislocations is vital, and this should be treated as a time-sensitive orthopedic emergency. Closed reduction within 6 hours minimizes the risk of avascular necrosis (AVN). We present a case of a 9-year-old boy with an inferioranterior hip dislocation following low energy trauma while playing on a merry-go-round. The patient was emergently brought to the theatre for closed reduction under general anesthesia within 6 hours. At his 12month follow-up, he has a full range of motion without any pain.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-8184",
doi="10.7759/cureus.28566",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28566"
}