Tornetta's 1997 narrative review synthesizes the complete treatment algorithm for traumatic hip dislocation — from emergent reduction and postreduction CT evaluation through stability testing and rehabilitation — addressing pure dislocations and fracture-dislocations that do not require fracture fixation.
When you see a posterior hip dislocation, your first priority is reduction within 6 hours — every hour of delay meaningfully raises AVN risk.
After reduction, mandatory CT with 2-mm cuts through the acetabulum rules out incarcerated fragments and quantifies posterior-wall loss to guide the stability stress test.
Tornetta's 1997 narrative review synthesizes the complete treatment algorithm for traumatic hip dislocation — from emergent reduction and postreduction CT evaluation through stability testing and rehabilitation — addressing pure dislocations and fracture-dislocations that do not require fracture fixation.
When you see a posterior hip dislocation, your first priority is reduction within 6 hours — every hour of delay meaningfully raises AVN risk.
After reduction, mandatory CT with 2-mm cuts through the acetabulum rules out incarcerated fragments and quantifies posterior-wall loss to guide the stability stress test.