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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 97-B, Issue SUPP_10 | Pages 13 - 13
1 Oct 2015
Mahale Y
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Introduction

Four parts inter trochanteric fracture of femur are commonest in elderly people. DHS fixation is gold standard treatment of such fractures. Various Complications of DHS implant are reported in the literature. However, Hip Instability: Subluxation and Dislocation is very rare. We report, five cases of Hip instability following DHS fixation surgery.

Materials and Methods

This is a retrospective study conducted at ACPM Medical College, Dhule. We found only five cases that developed hip instability after DHS fixation since 1997. Available clinical notes and X-rays of these patients were studied to get the relevant information.