
Management of sequelae of septic arthritis of hip
Author(s) -
Jagadishwer Rao K,
DV Prasad,
Kishor S. Jain
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.37008
Subject(s) - medicine , limp , septic arthritis , femoral head , acetabulum , surgery , orthopedic surgery , hip pain , arthritis , osteotomy
A nine years old boy, who had suffered septic arthritis at the age of two years and presented now with a limp, hip instability, leg length discrepancy. The patient was treated by adductor tenotomy and upper tibial pin traction. When head remnant reached the level of the acetabulum, open reduction and Pemberton osteotomy was done to achieve cover of the femoral head. The purpose of this report is to highlight the six years followup of reconstruction of sequale of septic arthritis of hip joint.