POSTERIOR DISLOCATION OF THE HIP WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL

Injuries in basketball are usually to the ankles and knees. Dislocatio n of the hip is usually associated with severe trauma-for example, roa d traffic accidents. A case is reported here in which a 22 year old cl ub basketball player slipped on landing from a jump shot, forcing him into a side splits position from which he sustained a posterior disloc ation of the hip resulting in a sciatic nerve palsy.