Hip Dislocation Reduction

[ItubeNextGen]

Ohh!!

[betobot]

Im really sorry to hear that. One leg is going to big higher or shorter than the other. in my case it was higher (Dislocated Hip). The doctor just ignored it and made it seem as if I was crazy but after 2 months it was back in place. I had to have 2 surgeries on my hip. I didn't get hit or anything, I was doing a 360 jump in the air while I kicked someone in the neck while holding swords. (I practice martial arts) My leg came out of the hip and it was the force of the kick that made me get hurt.

[brentduncan18]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhh

[mcnealquitz]

i have the same problem w the patience

[Ellieedouubledayxx]

Can he feel any pain during this? I dislocated my hip but i had an operation where they cut into my skin a moved the bone!...

[lmellick]

@Ellieedouubledayxx No pain felt.

[Ellieedouubledayxx]

@lmellick really? i would hate to go through that D:

[mark212anthony]

im 19 and dislocated my hip 12 days ago racing motocross....... im up and walking un aided and most my pain is in my knee not my hip.. hope everything is normal :S

[celicfrostmir]

please help me. this is ubaid here and my dad is already gone through a femur dislocation and then the doctor had already done a surgery and now itz been 7 years now my dad walkd properly but always there is a weakness and pain in enire leg and thats a big cause now, and the doctor actually used some clamps and pins to fix that head of femur with acetabulum the xray reports are fine bt as the winter begins my dad suffers from lods of pain is

[lmellick]

@celicfrostmir He needs to see a pain specialist if you have one available. Sorry to hear about his serious pain condition.

[drBaradia]

Do you feel that probably the steinman pin for the traction was placed a little lower than it should have been? I usually go between 2.5 to 5 cm above the superior border of the patella just at the femoral metaphyseal flare. Also i didnt notice your resident putting the relocated joint through its range of motion after the procedure and before the pin insertion? otherwise an excellent video tutorial. Thanks.

[GoTigers17]

One thing I would have done differently in regards to the reduction is to really apply maximal internal rotation and flexion to the hip. This way you can really clear the lip of the acetabulum. I have found it reduces the chance that you pull fracture fragments into the joint and turn the case into something more urgent.

[lmellick]

@GoTigers17 Thanks!

[baiidama]

why not skin traction?

[lmellick]

@baiidama Thanks for the question/suggestion. An orthopedic surgery resident is doing the actual procedure.

[BigWildcat77]

all this for a hip dislocation?!!!!!

[bra1235]

i hate the docters when this happend to me they were talking rite in front of me how they were gonna pop it back in and i woke up rite when they were pulling it out that hurt like a bitch

[hjaimeg]

@bra1235

its doctors...with an o bro

[qmp5]

this is a man!

[USGiorgi]

Ahh that just looks very painful!

[salvatoreJKD]

I have a question because I have been in traction for a dislocation and fracture of acetabulum than operated.

Can the traction to lengthen the leg?

Thanks

[lmellick]

@salvatoreJKD Not sure, but suspect it could. Maybe someone else knows.

[obeckum]

They were actually drilling a pin ABOVE his knee (joint) into the long bone of the thigh (called the femur) so they could attach a 20 lb weight that would provide a constant pulling motion down toward his feet to keep the hip from dislocating again. They had to do that because the patient had a fracture in the hip joint. Therefore, the hip would pop out again if he moved. Later, an orthopedic surgeon will address the fracture of the hip joint.

[lmellick]

Putting a pin through to attach weights for traction