Arthroscopic Treatment of Septic Arthritis of the Hip in a Child: A Case Report / 대한고관절학회지

Recommended treatment options for acute septic arthritis in children include repeated aspiration, open arthrotomy, and arthroscopic drainage. However, reports of arthroscopic treatment of septic arthritis of the hip in a child are rare. We experienced a case of arthroscopic management of acute septic arthritis of the right hip joint in a three-year-old child using a 30degrees, 2.7 mm arthroscope for the ankle joint through manual traction without use of a traction table. The patient had complete range of motion in the right hip joint two weeks after surgery and recurrent infection was not observed at the final follow-up two years postoperatively.

Arthroscopic Management for Septic Arthritis of the Hip Joint in Adults: A Report of Four Cases / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Treatment of pyogenic arthritis in hip joints in adults usually required debridement through early arthrotomy. However, domestically arthroscopic management is not widely performed. Recent development of operation techniques and equipments helped to improve the value of arthroscopic approach and its diagnostic value and therapeutic usefulness. We report the clinical results from the 4 cases of pyogenic arthitis of hip joint in adults treating with arthroscopic irrigation and debridement.

Arthroscopic Management and Manipulation of Chronic Idiopathic Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder / 대한정형외과학회잡지

PURPOSE: To describe the clinical efficacy of arthroscopic management followed by manipulation under anesthesia in chronic idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated nineteen patients who had a mean follow-up period of 3 years 1 month using the UCLA shoulder rating score. Arthroscopic management included an arthroscopic examination and debridement of the glenohumeral joint and the subacromial space, as well as the release of the rotator interval, the capsule, the glenohumeral ligaments and the inferior recess. Manipulation was performed after the arthroscopic procedures. RESULTS: Thirteen patients (68%) were completely free from pain. The forward elevation was im-proved from 97 degrees to 175 degrees, the abduction from 69 degrees to 170 degrees, the external rotation from 8 degrees to 51 degrees, and the internal rotation from the range of the buttock and the 3rd-4th lumbar spinous process to the level of the 7th-9th thoracic spinous process. The average UCLA shoulder rating score was 9 points before the operation and 34 points after the operation. CONCLUSION: Our clinical findings suggest that arthroscopic management followed by manipulation is an effective method for the treatment of chronic idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.