[Nonspecific arthritis of the hip in children]

Clinical and radiological picture as well as pathological classification of non specific hip arthritis in children were presented after reviewing 100 cases and on the base of literature. Different course and sequel of different pathological types of hip arthritis were pointed out with emphasis on suppurative arthritis of the hip. The management of all types of hip arthritis was discussed. The necessity of surgical drainage of the joint in the first 5-7 days of suppurative arthritis as the only measure to prevent irreversible hip destruction was underlined. The method should become popular among pediatric surgeons and pediatricians who are the first ones to take care of a child in the early stage of disease.