A 64 year-old female was involved as a passenger in a high-speed motor vehicle accident while on vacation in Nicaragua. She was taken to a local hospital and diagnosed with a right-sided posterior hip dislocation that was closed reduced. She also had an associated right-sided Pipkin IV Type fracture of the femoral head with associated Posterior Wall Type fracture of the acetabulum. After placement of skeletal traction she was transferred to the NYOTS through a medical flight facilitated through her travel insurance. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) was performed through a Kocher-Langenbeck surgical approach with an anterior surgical hip dislocation. The Posterior Wall fracture was reduced and fixed with one-third tubular and pelvic reconstruction plates and screws. The femoral head fracture was reduced and fixed with sub-articular screws and preservation of the blood supply, reduction, hip stability, and adequate hardware placement was confirmed. At the time of her latest follow-up at 3 months radiographs reveal healed acetabular and femoral head fractures and maintenance of reduction with mild degenerative changes in the hip joint.
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- Figure A X-Rays (top) revealing a right-sided Pipkin IV femoral head fracture and associated Posterior Wall acetabular fracture (yellow arrows) and CT-Scan images (bottom) further delineating the fracture patterns (femoral head fracture is indicated with grey arrows).
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- Figure B Preoperative plan (left) and post-operative CT-Scan images (right) 1 day following ORIF.
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- Figure C Radiographs at 5 months post-operative revealing healed femoral head and acetabular fractures.
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