Can posterior hip fracture-dislocation occur in indoor football (futsal)? A report of two cases

Abstract

Hip fracture-dislocation is extremely rare in sports and is most frequently seen after road traffic accidents. This injury is associated with considerable long-term disability and rapidly progressive joint degeneration. This case report illustrates two cases of hip fracture dislocation that occurred while playing recreational indoor football (futsal). Futsal is a fast-emerging recreational sport in Malaysia and we are now beginning to see high-impact injuries rarely encountered in recreational sports. Therefore, futsal cannot be taken lightly and it is important to take adequate precautions to prevent serious injuries when participating in such sports.

An unusual hip dislocation during tennis playing

“…But to our knowledge, there is no case reported that have a pure hip dislocation when playing non-contact sport like tennis. In English literature there are 21 traumatic hip dislocations with and without fracture in sports activity [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Among all these -6 rugby, 5 soccer, 2 futsal and one each water skiing, equestrian, gymnastic, jogging, skiing, biking, sledge, basketball player had traumatic hip dislocation-only five of them were pure dislocations.…”