title: Trochanteroplasty to treat sequelae of septic arthritis of the hip in infancy. Case series and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors report a series of 11 patients treated surgically by trochanteroplasty for septic arthritis of the hip at our institution from 1974 to 2010. Trochanteroplasty was indicated due to the absence of a valid alternative, and because it does not rule out the option of total hip arthroplasty at a later stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy. daniele.ferrari@ior.it
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Libri
authors.forename: Onofrio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Donzelli
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome