Fracture Dislocation of the Hip
- Otto E. Aufranc, MD;
- William N. Jones, MD;
- William H. Harris, MD
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Dr. Maureen Molloy: A 39-year-old male who had been in an automobile accident sustained extensive injuries to his face, which struck the steering wheel, and to his right hip and pelvis. He was unconscious for an unknown period of time. At another hospital an attempt to reduce his dislocated hip under general anesthesia was unsuccessful. He was transferred here the same day.
At the time of his admission to the emergency ward his blood pressure level was 150/86 mm Hg; his pulse, 120 beats/minute; and his respirations, 30/minute. He was conscious and alert, complaining of pain across his pelvis and in the area of the right hip. Results of neurological examination were within normal limits. There was a small hemorrhage of the left sciera. His neck was supple, and his chest had escaped injury except for the presence of tenderness over the left 11th rib posteriorly. His heart was not
