title: Osteomyelitis of Bilateral Femoral Heads After Childbirth: A Case Report.
abstract: Hip and pelvic pain during pregnancy or after delivery is a common problem in young females, and in most cases this problem has a self-limiting course. The patient described in this case suffered from severe hip pain after childbirth. MR imaging study was performed and it showed arthritis of bilateral hip joints and osteomyelitis of femoral heads with an abscess in the surrounding muscle. Infection, such as septic arthritis or osteomyelitis, is an extremely rare cause of peripartum joint pain. The patient's clinical symptoms and laboratory findings improved with antibiotic therapy. However, limitation of motion of the bilateral hip joints persisted although the patient continued rehabilitative therapy for 15 months, and the patient had to undergo bilateral total hip replacement. Hereby, we present a case of severe osteomyelitis and pyogenic arthritis of bilateral femoral heads and hip joints after delivery, which eventually required bilateral total hip replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sangwon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Junho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Taikon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Reumatology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chan Beom
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yee-Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu Hoon
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Osteomyelitis; Pregnancy; Total hip replacement