Traumatic bilateral hip dislocation with bilateral sciatic nerve palsy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Ajay Pal, Singh; Amarjit Singh, Sidhu; Arun Pal, Singh
- Source
- Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi. 13(2)
- Subject
- Male
Hip Fractures
Accidents, Traffic
Osteonecrosis
Hip Dislocation
Humans
Middle Aged
Sciatic Neuropathy
Sciatic Nerve
- Language
- ISSN
- 1008-1275
Bilateral hip dislocation rarely occurs. In this paper, a case of bilateral hip dislocation associated with bilateral sciatic nerve palsy resulted from a road traffic accident is reported. Both hips were emergently reduced under general anaesthesia. Acetabular reconstruction was done bilaterally due to the unstable hips. The patient subsequently developed heterotopic ossification and avascular necrosis on the left hip and underwent total hip arthroplasty. The sciatic nerve on the right side achieved complete recovery but that on the left side only partly recovered and was augmented by tendon transfer. Such injuries are serious and one should be aware of the complications because they can resurface and so patients should be followed up for a long time. To the best of our knowledge, this kind of injury has not been reported in the English language literature.