SplintER Series: A Case of Hip Pain

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Figure 1. Image prompt: AP view of the pelvis and left hip. Authors’ own images.

A 70-year-old male presents with left hip pain and inability to ambulate after a mechanical trip and fall. Examination demonstrates that the left lower extremity is shortened, abducted and externally rotated. Hip and pelvis x-rays are obtained (Figure 1).

 

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