Management of Simultaneous Ipsilateral Dislocation of Hip, Knee, and Ankle

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Posterior hip dislocations frequently result from forces applied at the knee joint and are associated with high rates of concomitant intra-articular knee injury.^1,2 Simultaneous ipsilateral hip and knee dislocations present a challenging problem because of the need for urgent reduction, which is balanced by the need to avoid iatrogenic injury that may be caused by reduction attempts.^2-7 Additional ipsilateral injuries to the extremity increase the complexity of the early management of these dislocation injuries.

We present the case of a 25-year-old man who sustained simultaneous ipsilateral dislocations of the hip, knee, and ankle after being struck by a car. The patient underwent successful closed reduction of the hip through use of a novel reduction technique. Additional injury to the ipsilateral knee and the ankle was prevented.