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An 8-year-old girl with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) required surgical reduction for a dislocated left hip joint following failure of skin traction for 1 week. Unaided walking was achieved by 3 months postoperatively. Incongruence and irregularity of the hip joint remained but may resolve with maturation. Joint laxity caused by synovitis, flexion/adduction contracture with pain, and acetabular dysplasia by growth disturbance apparently caused hip dislocation.
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Inui, K., Maeno, T., Tada, M. et al. Open reduction of the dislocated hip in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case report. Mod Rheumatol 14, 399–401 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-004-0330-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-004-0330-5