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Novel Hip Reduction Technique: The Captain Morgan

The Trauma Pro

I wrote about posterior hip dislocation and how to reduce it using the “standard” technique quite some time ago (see link below). The dislocated hip and the knee are both flexed to 90 degrees. The failure occurred due to an intra-articular fragment, and that hip had to be reduced in the operating room.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 80: Traumatic Arthrotomy

EMDocs

Common operator errors Failing to enter joint capsule before injecting STS. 2011 Nov;71(5):E110-3. When in the joint, you’ll obtain synovial fluid. Inject lidocaine first, then slowly start injecting STS looking at the wound for saline coming out. You can range the joint which may help you see fluid extruding. Clin Orthop Relat Res.