Pipkin fracture - type IV

Case contributed by Petralli Carlo Lucius E , 27 Oct 2010
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Francis Deng, 24 Jan 2020

Updates to Case Attributes

Age was set to 55 years.
Gender was set to Female.
Presentation was changed:
56-year old female with traumaticTraumatic posterior dislocation of the right hip.
Suitable For Quiz was set to .
Body was changed:

Classification of Pipkin fractures

  •  type  II: femoral head fracture distal/inferior to the fovea centraliscapitis
  •  type  IIII: fracture extending proximal/superior to the fovea centraliscapitis
  •  type III: type I or II fracture associated with femoral neck fracture
  •  type IV: type I or II fracture associated with acetabular-rim rim fracture
  • -<li> type  I:     femoral head fracture distal to the fovea centralis</li>
  • -<li> type  II:     fracture proximal to the fovea centralis</li>
  • -<li> type III:     type I or II fracture associated with femoral neck fracture</li>
  • -<li> type IV:     type I or II fracture associated with acetabular-rim fracture</li>
  • -</ul><p>    </p>
  • +<li> type I: femoral head fracture distal/inferior to the fovea capitis</li>
  • +<li> type II: fracture extending proximal/superior to the fovea capitis</li>
  • +<li> type III: type I or II fracture associated with femoral neck fracture</li>
  • +<li> type IV: type I or II fracture associated with acetabular rim fracture</li>
  • +</ul>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

See belowPipkin type IV fracture of the right hip: femoral head fracture with acetabular rim fracture.

Images Changes:

Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )

Description was removed:
Pipkin type-IV fracture of the right hip Fracture of the posterior acetabular rim

Image X-ray (Abducted) ( update )

Description was removed:
Pipkin type-IV fracture of the right hip

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

See belowPipkin type IV fracture of the right hip: femoral head fracture with acetabular rim fracture.

Images Changes:

Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )

Description was removed:
Pipkin type-IV fracture of the right hip Fracture distal to the fovea centralis.

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