A 55-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after stepping in a hole and falling
While assessing him the nurse notes that his right leg is shorter than his left leg; his right hip is deformed and he is in acute pain. What would the nurse suspect has happened to this patient?
A) Subluxated right hip
B) Fractured right hip
C) Right pelvic fracture
D) Traumatic dislocation of right hip
Ans: D
Feedback: Signs and symptoms of a traumatic dislocation include acute pain, change in positioning of the joint, shortening of the extremity, deformity, and decreased mobility. A subluxation is a partial dislocation and does not cause as much deformity as a complete dislocation. A fracture does not necessarily cause a deformity. A pelvic fracture would not cause a deformity of the right hip.
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