Anterior hip dislocation complicated by thrombus in the common femoral vein: A case report. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • CASE: A 90-year-old male sustained a low energy anterior hip dislocation without fracture after a ground-level fall. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected femoral vessel compression and thrombosis. The patient underwent placement of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter prior to successful closed reduction in the operating room. CONCLUSION: Anterior hip dislocations are rare events that require urgent intervention to reduce the risk of complications. One underreported complication is femoral vessel thrombosis from direct compression against the femoral head. Dedicated imaging should be considered to rule out a thrombus. An IVC filter can be placed prior to reduction attempts to avoid potential thrombotic emboli.

publication date

  • December 3, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Hip Dislocation
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Thrombosis
  • Vena Cava Filters

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85097524099

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.11.055

PubMed ID

  • 33307373

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 73