Recurrent traumatic posterior hip dislocation in labral avulsion: case report

Recurrent traumatic hip dislocation in adults is very rare. It is often associated with fractures of the acetabulum wall and or column. There have been very few cases of recurrent traumatic hip dislocation secondary to avulsion of the acetabular labrum. We report a patient with traumatic recurrent posterior hip dislocation who had acetabular labrum avulsion, with torn short external rotators, who benefitted from surgical repair of the labrum, with plate augmentation. Clinicians should be wary of post traumatic labral tears as a rare cause of recurrent posterior hip dislocation in the absence of acetabular fractures. They are amenable to surgical repair.