Anterior dislocation of hip

Cause
Road accident or air crash

        Mechanism
        Position when weight falls on  -legs wide apart
        Knees straight nd back bent forward

Types
1 pubic (femur head lie superiorly)
2 obturator (femur head lie inferiorly)

    Cf
    Presentation - leg lie externally rotated,abducted nd     slightly flexed.
     Shortening of leg absent   
     Hip movement impossible

X ray
AP view (see image )
Lateral view (used to resolve doubts)
AP VIEW femur head dislocated anteriorly
       Tt
       Dislocation reduction under GA

Complication
Avascular necrosis
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