Hip dislocation 14 year old female
Nicole Pepper
Description
Collection
Title:
Hip dislocation 14 year old female
Creator:
Nicole Pepper
Date:
2/15/2011
Text:
Hello to All!
I am currently treating a 14 year old right hip dislocation patient. She
was in a car accident at the age of 3 years old; she fractured her hip and
shattered her pelvis causing lifelong damage. She has a very unstable hip
presenting in a trendelenburg gait with at least 6 inches of head
displacement and shoulder displacement on the affected side. Her gluteus
medius is 0/5, flexion/extension of the hip is 3-/5, quads are 3/5, and her
hamstrings are 3-/5. Also she has a weak ankle on the right side and wears
a dorsi-assist AFO. Being at an impressionable age, she was very hesitant
to the thought of having to wear a plastic LSO with a thigh section and hip
joint. I was wondering if anyone who has encountered this situation had
positive outcomes and suggestions to possible bracing solutions?
Thanks!
Nicole Pepper CO
I am currently treating a 14 year old right hip dislocation patient. She
was in a car accident at the age of 3 years old; she fractured her hip and
shattered her pelvis causing lifelong damage. She has a very unstable hip
presenting in a trendelenburg gait with at least 6 inches of head
displacement and shoulder displacement on the affected side. Her gluteus
medius is 0/5, flexion/extension of the hip is 3-/5, quads are 3/5, and her
hamstrings are 3-/5. Also she has a weak ankle on the right side and wears
a dorsi-assist AFO. Being at an impressionable age, she was very hesitant
to the thought of having to wear a plastic LSO with a thigh section and hip
joint. I was wondering if anyone who has encountered this situation had
positive outcomes and suggestions to possible bracing solutions?
Thanks!
Nicole Pepper CO
Citation
Nicole Pepper, “Hip dislocation 14 year old female,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232301.
