[Osteoarthritis of the hip in children. Proposal for a classification of sequelae guiding therapeutic indications].

Twenty-six hips in 21 patients were available at mean follow up of 5 years in a retrospective functional and radiographic analysis for the purpose of examining the late effects of infantile septic arthritis. Poor results after reconstructive efforts following hips joint sepsis suggest help classification of bony deformation. Epidemiologic and clinical findings were analysed. Late diagnosis and prematurity were found as poor forecast facts.