Dislocation of hip joint

This disease is a serious injury because the hip joint is structurally stable and must have a strong external force to cause dislocation. Soft tissue damage is also severe during dislocation. And often combined with other parts or multiple injuries. Therefore, patients are mostly young adults with strong activity. Generally divided into three types of anterior, posterior and central dislocation. After dislocation, the femoral head is located in front of the Nelaton line (the line between the anterior superior iliac spine and the ischial tuberosity). Dislocation following the line is posterior dislocation. The femoral head was squeezed to the midline, and the person who broke through the acetabulum and entered the pelvis was dislocated centrally. Later dislocations are the most common of the three types. This injury should be treated as an emergency, the sooner the reduction is better.

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