Total Hip Arthroplasty to Treat Chronic Native Hip Obturator Dislocation: A Case Report

Georges J Bounajem; Stephen P Maier 2nd; Evan Smith; Marilyn Heng; Christopher M Melnic

doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00497

Total Hip Arthroplasty to Treat Chronic Native Hip Obturator Dislocation: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Nov 20;10(4):e20.00497. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00497.

Authors

Georges J Bounajem^{1

2}, Stephen P Maier 2nd^{1

2}, Evan Smith^{1

2}, Marilyn Heng^{1

2}, Christopher M Melnic^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts.

PMID: 33449469
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00497

Abstract

Case: A 37-year-old woman presented with a rare chronic dislocation of her native right hip where the head of the femur was incarcerated in the obturator foramen of her pelvis. After optimization of sociomedical factors, she underwent successful total hip arthroplasty.

Conclusion: Total hip arthroplasty is a viable treatment option for the chronic incarcerated obturator hip dislocation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
Chronic Disease
Female
Hip Dislocation / diagnostic imaging
Hip Dislocation / pathology*
Hip Dislocation / surgery
Humans
Pelvic Bones / diagnostic imaging
Pelvic Bones / pathology*
Pelvic Bones / surgery
Radiography