[Treatment of pathologic hip dislocation caused by hematogenic osteomyelitis in children and adolescents].

The article discusses 94 patients with pathological dislocation of the hip after hematogenous osteomyelitis who underwent reconstructive-restorative operations on 101 joints. According to the clinical and X-ray signs, all patients were divided into 4 main groups. The types of surgical interventions performed depending on the severity of involvement of the proximal part of the femur and the acetabulum are indicated. Patients with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the proximal femur must be subjected to early orthopedic prophylaxis and kept under strict medical control of a specialist. Pathological dislocations of the hip are managed by operation which is determined by the type of the condition.