Question

question 31 (mandatory) (2 points) a patient who has been involved in a car wreck presents with a painful hip, the foot is in medial rotation with measureable shortening of the lower extremity. what is the most likely diagnosis of this patient? dislocation of the coxal joint acute fibrous dysplasia that is pre - existing to the mva fracture involving the coxal joint and/or proximal femur

Explanation:

In a car - wreck patient with a painful hip, foot in medial rotation and lower - extremity shortening, a fracture involving the coxal joint and/or proximal femur is a common cause. Dislocation of the coxal joint may present differently, and acute fibrous dysplasia is not typically associated with these immediate post - trauma symptoms.

Answer:

Fracture involving the coxal joint and/or proximal femur