Traumatic posterior hip dislocation in a 16-month-old child:a case report and review of literature

Traumatic posterior hip dislocation is an uncommon injury in children,constituting less than 5%of paediatric dislocations.In a younger child(<5 years),minor trauma such as a slip or fall from a low height may cause a hip dislocation,whereas in an adolescent a dislocation is usually caused by a major trauma such as motor vehicle accident.In this case report we present a rare case of traumatic hip dislocation in a 16-month-old girl.Early detection and closed reduction ensured good outcome in our case.A high index of suspicion is necessary to achieve satisfactory reduction within six hours of dislocation because reduction after this period will greatly increase the risk of complications.