Severe hip infection after a prophylactic contralateral fixation in slipped upper femoral epiphysis: a case report.
The rate of infection is extremely low after a prophylactic contralateral fixation in slipped upper femoral epiphysis, and exclusively involves superficial wound infection. We report an unusual case of hip infection after a prophylactic pinning with a single cannulated screw. The evolution was unfavorable, with necrosis and epiphysiolysis of the femoral head. A total hip arthroplasty was performed after 1 year of evolution.
Bertani
Antoine
A
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, HIA Laveran, Marseille, France.
Launay
Franck
F
Glard
Yann
Y
Chrestian
Pierre
P
Jouve
Jean Luc
JL
Bollini
Gérard
G
D000293:Adolescent; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001863:Bone Screws; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000601:surgery*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000601:surgery*; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*