A 37-year-old male accountant is picked up by his wife at his office. He gets into the passenger seat of their automobile and turns to get the safety belt as his wife begins to exit the parking lot. Another vehicle entering the lot strikes their vehicle head on, and he is thrown forward by the sudden deceleration. His left knee strikes the dashboard violently, and he feels a painful pop in his left hip. After ambulance transport to the hospital emergency department, he is noted to have great pain in the left hip region. Compared with his right leg, he is noted to have a shortened left lower limb that is adducted and medially rotated. There is a painful mass in the lateral gluteal region. What clinically important structures are at potential risk?
A 37-year-old male accountant is picked up by his wife at his office. He gets into the passenger
seat of their automobile and turns to get the safety belt as his wife begins to exit the parking
lot. Another vehicle entering the lot strikes their vehicle head on, and he is thrown forward by
the sudden deceleration. His left knee strikes the dashboard violently, and he feels a painful
pop in his left hip. After ambulance transport to the hospital emergency department, he is
noted to have great pain in the left hip region. Compared with his right leg, he is noted to have
a shortened left lower limb that is adducted and medially rotated. There is a painful mass in the
lateral gluteal region.
What clinically important structures are at potential risk?
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