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Hip Dislocation Symptoms
Symptoms of a hip dislocation include:
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Hip swelling
- Deformed hip
- Inability to move the hip
- Hip stiffness
- Inability to walk or difficulty walking
- Shortened leg on the affected side
- Muscle spasms in the leg
- Leg numbness (unilateral)
- Leg weakness (unilateral)
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Last Updated: Jan 24, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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PubMed Hip Dislocation References
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- Yamada N, Maeda S, Fujii G, Kita A, Funayama K, Kokubun S. Closed reduction of developmental dislocation of the hip by prolonged traction. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2003 Nov;85(8):1173-7. [14653603]