title: Septic hip dislocation in a child.
abstract: A 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, China.
authors.forename: Kuo-Shu
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Yun-Yi
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Dong-Lin
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Ing-Lin
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Shih-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed