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Introduction Septic arthritis is an acute infection of the joint that occurs most commonly in young children. The infection is mainly monoarticular, and is frequently localized in the knee and hip joints, while it is less frequent in the
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Background Treatment of bacterial septic arthritis in the native adult hip poses distinct challenges. The yearly incidence is estimated at about 4–10 per 100,000 patients worldwide; however, its real incidence is difficult to quantify. 1 – 3
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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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depending on the localisation of infection, such as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, a combination of both or spondylodiscitis (not discussed here). The source of infection may be haematogenous, secondary to contiguous infection or secondary to direct
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Introduction Knee septic arthritis after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is an uncommon but devastating complication, with a reported incidence of 0.14% to 1.7% on the literature. 1 , 2 Even providing state of the art
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Septic arthritis and acute haematogenous osteomyelitis are frequently encountered among otherwise healthy children and adolescents. Misdiagnosis may increase the likelihood of bone and joint complications. The slightest delay in appropriate
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”, “condensing osteitis of clavicle”, “ sternoclavicular injury”, “sternoclavicular joint arthritis”, “sternoclavicular osteomyelitis”, “sternoclavicular joint infection”, “sternoclavicular septic”, “sternoclavicular septic arthritis” and “operative treatment
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Types of hand infections The most common types of hand infections are bite wounds, 27 – 36 paronychia, 37 – 42 felons, 43 – 47 flexor tenosynovitis, 48 – 58 septic arthritis, 59 – 70 osteomyelitis, 71 – 83 necrotizing
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Post-traumatic arthritis of the knee is the third most common cause of total knee replacement after primary arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The number of operations for post-traumatic conditions has increased only slightly 1 Distal
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