RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57709174
T1 Chapter 86. Hip Joint Dislocation Reduction
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57709174
RD 2024/04/16
AB Hip  dislocations  are  true  orthopedic  emergencies.  The  Emergency  Physician  (EP)  must  be  capable  of  reducing  a  dislocated  hip.  Neurovascular  damage  to  the  hip  and  leg  is  a  consequence  of  a  hip  dislocation.  Avascular  necrosis  (AVN)  may  occur  in  up  to  20%  of  patients  with  a  hip  dislocation.  Other  studies  show  that  AVN  following  a  hip  dislocation  is  a  time-dependent  phenomenon.  The  longer  a  hip  is  dislocated,  the  higher  the  incidence  of  avascular  necrosis.  Dislocation  of  a  hip  for  more  than  6  hours  almost  universally  results  in  this  devastating  complication.