An emergency department client is diagnosed with a hip dislocation. The client's family is relieved that the client has not suffered a hip fracture, but the nurse explains that this is still considered to be a medical emergency. What is the rationale for the nurse's statement?

The longer the joint is displaced, the more difficult it is to get it back in place.

The client's pain will increase until the joint is realigned.

Dislocation can become permanent if the process of bone remodeling begins.

Avascular necrosis may develop at the site if it is not promptly resolved.