title: Trochanteric arthroplasty in the treatment of sequelae after septic arthritis of the hip in infancy.
abstract: The authors describe 17 patients submitted to trochanteric arthroplasty between 1979 and 1999 at the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute. There were 9 females and 8 males aged from 1 to 8 years (mean of 4) affected with the sequelae of septic arthritis of the hip with complete destruction of the epiphysis and of the femoral neck (types IVB and V according to the Hunka classification system). Mean follow-up was 9 years (minimum 1, maximum 23). Surgery is described and indications are discussed: this is the only type of treatment that may be offered in place of conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Pediatrica Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Di Gennaro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stagni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Libri
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Donzelli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*