Unusual traumatic anterior bilateral hip dislocation

Bilateral simultaneous anterior obturator dislocation of the hip by an unusual mechanism - a case report

“…[7,13] Road traffic accidents were the cause of bilateral anterior dislocations of the hip in the majority of cases [2][3][4][7][8][9] with dashboard impact, where sudden deceleration created the dislocating force. Other cases reported also had high-energy trauma in the forms of a collapsed roof falling on to the lower back, [1] during electroconvulsive therapy, [5] by a collapsed floor on to a lower flat, [11] and by a striking blow from a heavy object (weighing 600 lbs) over the buttocks area, [12] with both lower extremities fixed and both hips flexed, abducted and externally rotated.…”

“…Only a few cases have been reported previously. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The majority of these cases were either due to road traffic accidents [2][3][4][7][8][9] or high-impact trauma. [1,5,11,12] We describe a case involving simultaneous bilateral traumatic anterior obturator type hip dislocation with a distinctly different cause and mechanism of injury.…”