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Review
. 2025 May 9;35(1):182.
doi: 10.1007/s00590-025-04299-0.

Anterior hip fracture-dislocation resembling a Hill-Sachs lesion: a case report and review of this special clinical entity

Vasileios Giannatos  1   2 , Panagiotis Antzoulas  3 , Vasileios Papathanidis  3 , Anargyros Roumeliotis  3 , Theodoros Stavropoulos  3 , Vasileios Athanasiou  3
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Anterior hip fracture-dislocation resembling a Hill-Sachs lesion: a case report and review of this special clinical entity

Vasileios Giannatos et al. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. .

Abstract

Purpose: Anterior hip fracture-dislocation is a rare high energy injury with poor long-term prognosis. A Hill-Sachs-like hip fracture-dislocation is only scarcely described in the literature.

Case: We report the case of a 57-year-old suffering an anterior hip fracture-dislocation after a self-inflicted collision with his motorcycle. Knee impaction on the ground with hip abduction and external rotation led to a Hill-Sachs type of lesion in the hip and anterior wall fracture of the acetabulum. Relocation of the hip was possible only under general anesthesia, and gross persistent instability was revealed after reduction. Poor post-operative outcomes by non-operative solutions or ORIF are widely described in the literature, and thus, we performed a total hip arthroplasty in the primary setting, with excellent post-operative outcome in 1-year follow-up and a forgotten joint.

Conclusion: In the rare occurrence of Hill-Sachs-like fracture-dislocation lesion of the hip, we recommend an operative solution in the primary setting, taking into consideration patient's age, intraoperative stability and defect's depth, with total hip arthroplasty being the mainstay of treatment.

Keywords: Acetabulum; Dislocation; Femoral; Head; Hill–Sachs; Hip; Motor vehicle.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval: No ethics approval was required for this case report and literature review. Consent of publications: Written consent for publication was acquired from the patient.

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