Hagino Tetsuo, Wako Masanori, Ochiai Satoshi
The Sports Medicine and Knee Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kofu National Hospital, 11-35 Tenjin-cho, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8533, Japan.
Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol. 2011 Oct 1;3(1):21. doi: 10.1186/1758-2555-3-21.
There is no report of athroscopic treatment for septic arthritis of the ankle in infants. We report a case of successful management of septic arthritis of the ankle in a three-month-old boy by arthroscopic washout. Arthroscopic washout may be a useful treatment for septic arthritis in young infants when performed early after onset.