Luxación anterior de cadera: presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura.

The anterior hip dislocation is a little frequent injury and is produced by high energy traumatisms. This type of dislocation requires special maneuvers for its reduction. The orthopaedic treatment can give good results, although sometimes it is necessary the open reduction and the surgical treatment of associate injuries. We present a case of a 27 year-old man who presented an anterior hip dislocation due to automobile accident. He had associated injuries on right food. He was treated by closed reduction and orthopaedic treatment and he had good results. The prognosis of a hip dislocation depends on the gravity of the injury as well as the time that takes in realizing the reduction, that it is relating to the risk of development of avascular necrosis. The anterior hip dislocation has better prognosis than the posterior dislocation when a suitable treatment is early realized.