Humeral Shortening and Inferior Subluxation as Sequelae of Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder in Neonates and Infants

Inferior subluxation of the humeral head related to shoulder dysfunction resulting from early childhood septic arthritis accompanied humeral shortening of >or=3 cm and was only observed in patients who did not undergo arthrotomy of the shoulder within ten days after the onset of the infection.