title: Arthroscopic diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis of the hip joint.
abstract: Septic arthritis of the hip joint can be difficult to detect clinically and usually requires a formal arthrotomy for adequate drainage and debridement of the joint. This case report presents a patient for whom the diagnosis and treatment were performed arthroscopically. This technique allows isolation of the organism as well as the opportunity to irrigate, lavage, and debride the joint through a small puncture wound only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bould
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Villar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy