Julfiqar, Ajay Pant, Najmul Huda, Mohd. Aslam
ABSTRACT
Traumatic hip dislocation in children is an uncommon injury and a neglected hip dislocation is even rarer, particularly in developed countries. It presents a pediatric emergency. Neglected hip dislocations are still encountered in less developed and underprivileged section of the world; mainly due to poverty and lack of awareness among the patients and family members as well as lack of diagnosis by the treating physician at primary or secondary health care level. The problems associated with neglected posterior hip dislocations are, increased incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head and early degenerative changes in the hip joint. Delayed presentation, skeletal maturity and repeated trauma are associated with poor prognosis.
Key words: neglected, traumatic, posterior dislocation, hip, children