J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1980 Mar;15(1):144-149. 10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.1.144.

The Clinical Observation of the Septic Hip

• Rhee KJ
• Lee KY
• Youne SH
• Lee JK

• KMID: 2450570
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.1.144

Abstract

A clinical analysis of the septic hip was made on 15 patients, who had been undergone operation in Chung Nam National University Hospital from April, 1977 to Dec., 1978. The following results were obtained. 1. The ratio of male and female was 2.8:1. 2. The most common age group was 7~12 years (5 cases, 33.3%), and next common was 13-20 years (4 cases, 26.7%). 3. The most common causative microorganism was staphylococcus aureus(66.7%). 4. The most common duration of symptoms were less than 5 days (6 cases, 40%), and next common was 6~10 days (4 cases, 27%). 5. The patients, more than 10 days duration of symptoms, had late sequela in 80% but the patients, less than 10 days, had good prognosis in 80%. 6. In authors experience, the most effective treatment for septic hip was early diagnosis and hospitalization, followed by surgical decompression with specific antibiotics.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Decompression, Surgical
Early Diagnosis
Female
Hip*
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Prognosis
Staphylococcus
Anti-Bacterial Agents