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

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

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

Georges J Bounajem et al. JBJS Case Connect. .

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.

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