PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - E Giza AU - K Mithöfer AU - H Matthews AU - M Vrahas TI - Hip fracture-dislocation in football: a report of two cases and review of the literature AID - 10.1136/bjsm.2003.005736 DP - 2004 Aug 01 TA - British Journal of Sports Medicine PG - e17--e17 VI - 38 IP - 4 4099 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/4/e17.short 4100 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/4/e17.full SO - Br J Sports Med2004 Aug 01; 38 AB - Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, with over 200 million participants world wide. Fractures account for only 4–9% of acute injuries, and hip fracture-dislocation is extremely uncommon. The potentially serious long term sequelae require that team physicians have an awareness of this injury. Two cases of traumatic hip fracture-dislocation are here reported in recreational soccer players sustained by low energy mechanisms. Prompt reduction and fixation are important to produce a stable and congruent joint.