Spontaneous non-traumatic hip dislocation in patients with stroke

Virginie Nguyen; Benjamin Bollens; Zoe Moyaux; Thierry Deltombe

doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-249549

Spontaneous non-traumatic hip dislocation in patients with stroke

BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jul 11;15(7):e249549. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249549.

Authors

Virginie Nguyen¹, Benjamin Bollens², Zoe Moyaux³, Thierry Deltombe³

Affiliations

¹ Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Wallonie, Belgium virginie.nguyenung@chuuclnamur.uclouvain.be.
² Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, CHU Ambroise Paré, Mons, Wallonie, Belgium.
³ Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Wallonie, Belgium.

Abstract

This is a unique clinical case of a spontaneous non-traumatic hip dislocation in a patient with stroke with a hip and knee flexion pattern. This case highlights the role of spasticity as a cause of hip dislocation and the need to combine focal spasticity treatment and surgery to restore ambulation.

Keywords: Botulinum toxin; Hip prosthesis implantation; Stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Botulinum Toxins, Type A* / therapeutic use
Hip Dislocation* / complications
Hip Dislocation* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Muscle Spasticity / drug therapy
Muscle Spasticity / etiology
Stroke* / complications
Stroke* / drug therapy
Walking

Substances

Botulinum Toxins, Type A