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Introduction Septic arthritis (SA) is an intra-articular infection caused by purulent bacteria that most commonly affects the knee joint (45%), followed by the hip (15%) ( 1 ). SA presents as local redness, swelling, heat, and pain in the
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total joint replacement . J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2007 ; 89 : 94 - 99 . 22 Hügle T , Schuetz P , Mueller B , et al. . Serum procalcitonin for discrimination between septic and non-septic arthritis . Clin Exp
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. 6 – 8 In the case of an acutely ill patient, such as those with suspected native septic arthritis or full blown acute PJI, joint puncture must be performed as soon as possible. Blood cultures should also be taken before surgery or even starting
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around the prosthesis (if other causes such as adverse tissue reaction related to a metal-on-metal bearing, crystal arthropathy, reactive arthritis etc. are excluded). Imaging studies Examination of serial conventional radiographs may be helpful
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given at the end of this article)). Mortality in septic revision, aseptic revision, and primary arthroplasty Nine studies compared the mortality rate between patients with PJI, treated either medically or surgically, and an uninfected cohort who
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postoperatively, without solid alternative explanation - New onset of joint effusion in fracture patients. Infection after fracture fixation (IAFF) can present as an adjacent septic arthritis in: implant material which penetrates the joint capsule (e.g. femoral
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. Transarticular spread of Ewing sarcoma mimicking septic arthritis . Pediatr Radiol 2009 ; 39 : 381 - 384 . 15 Datir A , Lidder S , Pollock R , Tirabosco R , Saifuddin A . High-grade chondrosarcoma mimicking
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musculoskeletal infection vary widely but are considerably higher than those associated with preceding interventions, such as elective TJA. Infections requiring prompt surgical intervention, such as septic arthritis, have higher costs than those without
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Introduction Bone and joint infections include any infection of the bone (osteomyelitis), joint (septic arthritis) or implants related to these structures (periprosthetic joint infections [PJI], fracture-related infections [FRI] involving
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.), autoimmune disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.) and active cancer. Serum parameters are systemic markers and are therefore unspecific. On the other hand, low sensitivity may be a result of an inadequate immune
