• Int Surg · Apr 2009

    Case Reports

    Septic hip dislocation in a child.

    • Kuo-Shu Hua, Yun-Yi Huang, Dong-Lin Shen, Ing-Lin Chang, and Shih-Jen Chen.
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, China.
    • Int Surg. 2009 Apr 1; 94 (2): 115-8.

    AbstractA 4-year-old girl presented with pain and disability of right side hip of about 1-week duration. High-grade fever and upper respiratory tract infection were also noted. A pelvic computed tomography scan showed a dislocated hip accompanied by a huge intrapelvic abscess. Culture of pus from the hip showed Streptococcus pneumonia. Emergency arthrotomy, drainage of abscess and reduction of hip, and immobilization with a hip spica cast were undertaken. Thereafter, intravenous antibiotics were given for 6 weeks. The infection was resolved. At a 2-year follow-up, the clinical result was fair and the radiography showed persisting hip damage.

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