Hip Joint Infection

Hip joint can be infected due to many reasons. And, hip joint infections can be arthroscopically classified as follows:

• Stage I: Opacity of fluid, redness of the synovial membrane.
• Stage II: Severe inflammation, fibrinous deposition, pus, no radiological alterations
• Stage III: Thickening of the synovial membrane, compartment formation, no radiological alterations

Symptoms

• Swelling
• Pain
• Warmth or redness around the hip joint

Treatment

• Debridement with Prosthesis Retention
• Resection Arthroplasty
• Arthrodesis
• Reimplantation
• Amputation (Disarticulation)