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ArticleDer Orthopade2021

Excessive extremity shortness due to septic arthritis : Case report of treatment with two surgical procedures.

Cengiz Isik, Tacettin Ayanoglu, Metin Celik, Emre Arıkan, Mahmut Timur Turhan

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Article in Der Orthopade, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cengiz IsikDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Tacettin AyanogluDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Metin CelikDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Malatya Research Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
Emre ArıkanDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. dremrearikan@gmail.com.
Mahmut Timur TurhanDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University · TRMalatya Devlet Hastanesi · TR

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Abstract

Septic arthritis is a common joint infection in neonates and young children. Since osteoarticular infections cause permanent disability in bones and joints, they should be treated appropriately as soon as possible. If there is a delay in starting treatment it can cause severe morbidity. It is most common in the hip and shoulder joints. In this article the surgical treatment process and postoperative clinical status of a 35-year-old patient with severe coxarthrosis and 12 cm femoral shortening due to septic arthritis are reported. To avoid damage to neurovascular structures an extremity lengthening procedure was performed first, followed by a total hip replacement. In order to complete the distraction and consolidation phase in one session and to reduce complications, a growing intramedullary nail was selected. As a result of the surgical interventions, the complaints of the patient in the hip joint and the limping due to shortness of the leg decreased and the performance of activities of daily living was improved.

Indexed as

Arthritis, InfectiousOsteogenesis, DistractionActivities of Daily LivingAdultChildChild, PreschoolExtremitiesFemurHumansInfant, NewbornLeg Length InequalityTreatment OutcomeActivities of daily livingCoxarthrosisDistraction osteogenesisIntramedullary nailingLeg length inequality

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PMID33661317
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