Question
A patient after a roadside trauma presented to the trauma center. He has severe pain in his right hip and, on examination the hip is exquisitely tender with a restricted range of motion. The patient is lying in the posture seen below. Which of the following deformity is seen in the patient?
| A. |
Anterior dislocation of the hip |
| B. |
Posterior dislocation of the hip |
| C. |
Inferior dislocation of the hip |
| D. |
Central dislocation of the hip |
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Ans: A. Anterior dislocation of the hip
Anterior Dislocation of Hip:
- Leg lies externally rotated, abducted & slightly flexed.
- Not short – Due to rectus femoris attachment preventing the head from displacing upwards.
- Occasionally the leg is abducted almost to a right angle.
- The prominent head is easy to feel, either anteriorly (superior type) or in the groin (inferior type).
- Hip movements are impossible.