Swelling in the groin or obturator

Swelling at the groin or obturator and access to the femoral head is one of the clinical diagnoses of anterior hip dislocation. Simple anterior dislocation of the hip joint is far less common than posterior dislocation. According to Brav, it is 14% of posterior dislocation, Aufanc and other statistics are 4% of posterior dislocation, and Thompson. Other statistics are 9% of post-dislocations.

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