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World J Orthop. Aug 18, 2021; 12(8): 604-619
Published online Aug 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i8.604
Safety and efficacy of surgical hip dislocation in managing femoral head fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ahmed A Khalifa, Mohamed A Haridy, Ali Fergany
Ahmed A Khalifa, Department of Orthopaedic, Qena Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Qina, Egypt
Mohamed A Haridy, Department of Orthopaedic, Ibri Regional Hospital, Ibri 511, Oman
Ali Fergany, Department of Orthopaedic, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut 71515, Egypt
Author contributions: Khalifa AA carried out the study conception and design; Haridy MA and Fergany A carried out data acquisition; Khalifa AA, Haridy MA, and Fergany A carried out interpretation of data; all authors drafted the manuscript and designed the figures and tables; Khalifa AA did the critical revision; all authors discussed the results and commented on the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript and are responsible for the content and similarity index of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors deny any conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Ahmed A Khalifa, MD, FRCS, MSc, Assistant Professor, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic, Qena Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, South Valley University, Kilo 6 Qena-Safaga Highway, Qena 83523, Qina, Egypt. ahmed_adel0391@med.svu.edu.eg
Received: April 26, 2021
Peer-review started: April 26, 2021
First decision: June 16, 2021
Revised: June 20, 2021
Accepted: July 20, 2021
Article in press: July 20, 2021
Published online: August 18, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: In the past few years, surgical hip dislocation had been adopted by many trauma surgeons as an approach for femoral head fractures management. The current systematic review and metanalysis collected data from the most recent literature showed the efficacy of this approach in regards to obtaining acceptable functional and radiological outcomes as well as resulting in relatively low complication rates when compared with other approaches reported in the literature. However, it carries some unique complications such as trochanteric bursitis and trochanteric flip osteotomy nonunion.