Open AccessSeptic arthritis of the hip with intraperitoneal dislocation of the femoral head
Author(s) -
Eloka O. Okoye,
Abdussemee I. Aburrazzaaq,
Abraham A. Anejukwo,
Taiwo Akeem Lawal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
east and central african journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2073-9990
pISSN - 1024-297X
DOI - 10.4314/ecajs.v23i3.7
Subject(s) - medicine , septic arthritis , pelvis , arthritis , abdomen , peritonitis , surgery , femoral head , peritoneal cavity , femur
Septic arthritis is a potentially crippling infection of the joint cavity. Malnutrition in the setting of poor socioeconomic background is a known predisposing and propagating factor of septic arthritis. Prolonged untreated septic arthritis of the hip joint can be a rare cause of acute abdomen, this is due to the proximity of the hip joint to the pelvis causing the spread of the causative organisms into the peritoneal cavity. We present a case of septic arthritis of the hip joint presenting as acute abdomen with intra-peritoneal dislocation of the head of the femur, and reviewed relevant literature. Keywords: acute abdomen; septic arthritis; peritonitis; fracture dislocation