Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2020, Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 23-25
https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.32_2020_3_9Mahmood Al Amm1*, Fatima Fatima Naser Abdulaziz2
1Corresponding author, Orthopedics resident, Salmaniya Medical complex, Bahrain.
2Co-author, Orthopedics consultant, Salmaniya Medical complex, Bahrain.
*Corresponding author:
Mahmood Al Amm,Orthopedics resident in Salmaniya Medical complex, Bahrain; Email: ma.ajalel@gmail.com
Received date: May 26, 2020; Accepted date: July 26, 2020; Published date: September 30, 2020
Abstract
Neglected developmental hip dysplasia can present with many complications, this case report presents a case where a bony prominence on the femoral neck occupied the acetabulum and functioned as a femoral head. This case report discusses the clinical and surgical approach to this unique presentation of a neglected case of developmental hip dysplasia and briefly reviews the relevant literature which reports few similar cases.
Keywords: Braces; Hip dislocation; congenital/diagnosis; Hip dislocation; congenital/therapy; surgery; complications; Infant; Orthopedics procedures