Adult Traumatic Inferior Hip Dislocation after Falling from a Height: A Report of Case

Inferior dislocation of hip joint is a rare clinical entity. Closed reduction maneuver could be challenging, especially if the attending surgeon is not familiar with specific anatomy associated with this injury. Herein, we reported a 22-years-old man brought to the Emergency department with history of accidentally falling from a height of 13 meters. He was managed with multidisciplinary approaches as a multiple trauma. He was complaining of severe hip pain. His right hip joint was flexed, externally rotated, and abducted. His pelvis was stable and the lower extremities had normal symmetric pulses. On radiologic examination, there was no associated hip fracture. He was brought to operating room for closed reduction under general anesthesia. Although traumatic hip dislocations usually have high morbidity and mortality rates due to multiple organ damages, patient was discharged 6 days after admission and advised to keep toe touch weight bearing for the next six weeks during walking. Therefore, a detailed evaluation on emergency presentation, a multi-disciplinary approach, and early diagnosis of inferior hip dislocation could be life-saving for such patients.