TO THE QUESTION OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS OF BONES OF THE HIP JOINT IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Our goal was to develop objective criteria for early diagnosis of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) of bones of the hip joint (BHJ)) in children. For the differential diagnosis between AHO and the reactive coxitis (RC) we examined a total of 93 children (61 AHO BHJ and 32 RC cases). AHO BHJ patients are characterized by a higher degree of endogenous intoxication when compared with RC patients. CT allows diagnose AHO BHJ before the appearance of radiological signs (starting from 3 days from the onset of the disease) in the bone tissue and can be used to differentiate AHO BHJ from RC. These features allow using these parameters as objective criteria for the differential diagnosis in children with acutely developed pain in hip joint area