View source for Neonatal septic arthritis of the hip

<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Neonatal septic arthritis of the hip, the bacterial infection of the hip of the child, is a surgical emergency. If not treated rapidly it will cause permanent joint damage for the developing hip.
* Epidemiology
** 50% occur in children < 2 years
** Hip is involved in 1/3 of all neonatal septic arthritides
* Risk factors
** Prematurity
** C-section
** Trauma
** Infection
* Clinical features
** Acute pain
** Fever
** Limping
** Swelling
* Prognosis
** Delayed diagnosis and treatment will cause permanent joint damage
** Femoral head destruction
** Joint contracture
** Gait abnormalities
* Treatment
** Emergency surgical incision and drainage, followed by IV antibiotics
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