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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1972;54:67-74.
© 1972 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Retroperitoneal Abscess and Septic Arthritis of the Hip in Children

A PROBLEM IN DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

ALLAN W. MARCH M.D.1, LEE H. RILEY M.D.1, and ROBERT A. ROBINSON M.D.1

1 From the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore

Three cases of children with retroperitoneal abscess which appeared to be septic arthritis of the hip have been presented. The clinical characteristics of fourteen cases of retroperitoneal abscess have been compared with those of twenty cases of septic arthritis of the hip.

Also, the usefulness of testing hip motion, aspirating the hip joint, examining the rectum, and viewing abdominal roentgenograms has been described.


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