The hip joint is one of the most important joints in the body that enables a person to walk and move the leg in different directions. The hip joint may be exposed to many injuries, the most common of which are osteoarthritis acetabulam, fracture, or dislocation of the hip joint. What are the reasons that lead to dislocation of the joint, the symptoms that accompany it, and the available treatment methods? 

Dr. Ibrahim Gado, consultant orthopedic and artificial joint surgeon, answers all the previous medical details in the following lines..

 

Hip joint

The hip joint is one of the largest joints in the body that bears the weight of the upper body on the legs and is the most important organ of movement.

 

  The joint consists of three bones fused together, forming a large internal cavity called the acetabulam. The acetabulam includes the head of the femur, together forming the hip joint, and connecting them to the body’s muscles by a group of ligaments and tendons.

 

In some sudden traumas, the femur dislocated from the acetabulam, which leads to dislocation of the joint.

 

Causes of hip joint dislocation

Dr. Ibrahim Gado talks about the causes of pelvic joint dislocation, explaining that they are divided into congenital causes and others that the patient is exposed to during his life. We will learn about both in the following lines:

 

     Congenital causes

Some children are born with a dislocation of the hip joint ( Know as DDH ) as one of the birth defects that appear due to the lack of normal growth of the child, and it is not related to the birth process or being a medical error during the removal of the fetus from the mother’s womb as some people think.

 

     Other factors

There are many sudden shocks that lead to hip joint dislocation, including:

 

Car accidents

One of the most common causes of hip dislocation is car accidents, where the patient’s knee collides hard with the dashboard, causing the femur to be pushed out of the acetabulum.

 

Sports injuries

Violent sports or those whose players physically interfere with each other while playing are among the causes that sometimes lead to hip joint dislocation as a result of violent impacts between players and each other.

 

Falling from heights

Falling from heights and hitting the ground or a sharp surface is one of the fatal accidents, as it certainly affects all bones in the body, including the hip joint.

 

Dislocation after surgical intervention

Some cases suffering from erosion of the cartilage of the hip joint are subject to surgical intervention and replacement of the joint with an artificial one. However, after a while some of them suffer from a sudden dislocation of the hip joint, which makes them need to consult a doctor again to search for a medical consultation.

 

Diagnosis and treatment of hip dislocation

Hip joint dislocation is accompanied by a group of symptoms, which include severe pain in the leg and loss of the ability to move it in different directions.

 

Within the Dr. Ibrahim Gado Center, the patient undergoes a set of examinations, the most important of which are a clinical examination and a CT scan to obtain a complete picture of the bones of the hip joint and accurately evaluate the condition and neuro-vascular examination.

 

Hip joint dislocation cases are usually treated by anesthetizing the patient with general anesthesia, restoring the joint to its natural position, and using a splint for a period determined by the doctor according to the condition of the joint and the x-rays that the patient underwent.

 

Hip joint dislocation cases require an experienced doctor who can examine the joint and determine the location of the injury, which is what Dr. Ibrahim Gado Center provides through the presence of a medical staff of the best orthopedic doctors and consultants in Egypt.

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