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Bryan ST, McShane JM, Schweitzer ME. Femoral head contusion without hip dislocation: low-energy trauma in a female basketball player. Phys Sportsmed. 2002;30(11):38-42doi: 10.3810/psm.2002.11.534.
Bryan, S. T., McShane, J. M., & Schweitzer, M. E. (2002). Femoral head contusion without hip dislocation: low-energy trauma in a female basketball player. The Physician and sportsmedicine, 30(11), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.3810/psm.2002.11.534
Bryan, Sean T, et al. "Femoral head contusion without hip dislocation: low-energy trauma in a female basketball player." The Physician and sportsmedicine vol. 30,11 (2002): 38-42. doi: https://doi.org/10.3810/psm.2002.11.534
Bryan ST, McShane JM, Schweitzer ME. Femoral head contusion without hip dislocation: low-energy trauma in a female basketball player. Phys Sportsmed. 2002 Nov;30(11):38-42. doi: 10.3810/psm.2002.11.534. PMID: 20086503.
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Phys Sportsmed. 2002 Nov;30(11):38-42. doi: 10.3810/psm.2002.11.534.

Femoral head contusion without hip dislocation: low-energy trauma in a female basketball player.

The Physician and sportsmedicine

Sean T Bryan, John M McShane, Mark E Schweitzer

Affiliations

  1. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 20086503 DOI: 10.3810/psm.2002.11.534

Abstract

Femoral head contusions can occur concurrently with knee ligament injuries, patellar dislocations, or traumatic hip dislocations. Posterior hip subluxation is a possible mechanism in the absence of hip dislocation. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion when evaluating an athlete who has significant hip or groin symptoms, despite having experienced seemingly minor or relatively low-energy trauma. Most patients should respond well to a period of non-weight bearing and a gradual return to exercise, but they may need to be monitored for future avascular necrosis and osteoarthritis in the affected hip.

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