title: The Pelvic Support Osteotomy After Type IVA Septic Arthritis of the Hip.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A misdiagnose and inadequate treatment of neonatal septic arthritis of the hip has multiple sequelae and causes a severe disability. The aim of this study is evaluation of treatment of residual deformity after type IVA neonatal septic arthritis of the hip by Pelvic support osteotomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 11-year-old, white girl, was treated surgically by pelvic support osteotomy. The patient underwent two surgical interventions. The first operation consists in lengthening of the left femur for 6 cm with monolateral lengthening external fixation device. The second operation consists in pelvic support osteotomy of the left femur and lengthening for 4 cm. The limb was well aligned after healing, with the axis aligned under the medial wall of the acetabulum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pelvic support osteotomy can successfully correct a Trendelenburg-Duchenne gait and simultaneously restore knee alignment and correct lower-extremity length discrepancy.
authors: Orthopaedic Department, University Clinical Center, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: Cen
authors: C
authors: Bytyqi
authors: Orthopaedic Department, University Clinical Center, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: Faton
authors: F
authors: Morina
authors: Orthopaedic Department, University Clinical Center, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: Nderim
authors: N
authors: Salihaj
authors: Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: Hasime
authors: H
authors: Qorraj
authors: Orthopaedic Department, University Clinical Center, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: Dafina
authors: D
authors: Bytyqi
authors: Orthopaedic Department, University Clinical Center, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: Bujar
authors: B
authors: Shabani
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000601:surgery*; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Osteotomy; arthritis; hip; pelvic; septic
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