Fracture of neck of femur with fracture of posterior column of acetabulum: a rare case of floating hip

Authors

  • Avik K. Neogi Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Naresh Kumar Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Jyotirmay Das Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Akshay Lamba Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Abhishek Garg Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Ankush Kundu Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Pritam Yadav Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Sachin Sachdeva Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Ipanshu Malik Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Neeraj Khare Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20203485

Keywords:

Hip fracture, Fracture neck of femur, Fracture acetabulum, Floating hip, KL approach

Abstract

Injuries around the hip joint are one of the most common orthopedic injuries and these types of injuries are grossly debilitating until treated properly. Simultaneous occurrence of fracture of proximal femur with fracture of ipsilateral acetabulum or pelvis is termed as floating hip injury. These injuries are very rare, only to be found 1 in 10,000 as well as there is lack of literature support regarding proper treatment protocol. Here we are going to present a case of fracture of neck of left femur along with fracture of left acetabulum in a 45 years old male undergone road traffic accident.

 

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Author Biographies

Avik K. Neogi, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopedic Surgeon

Naresh Kumar, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Jyotirmay Das, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Akshay Lamba, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Abhishek Garg, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Ankush Kundu, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Pritam Yadav, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Sachin Sachdeva, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Ipanshu Malik, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

Neeraj Khare, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Published

2020-08-26

How to Cite

Neogi, A. K., Kumar, N., Das, J., Lamba, A., Garg, A., Kundu, A., Yadav, P., Sachdeva, S., Malik, I., & Khare, N. (2020). Fracture of neck of femur with fracture of posterior column of acetabulum: a rare case of floating hip. International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics, 6(5), 1142–1144. https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20203485

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Vol. 6 No. 5 (2020): September-October 2020

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