Septic knee

Paul M. Scholten

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_46

Septic knee

Paul M. Scholten^*

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

Septic arthritis has an incidence between 4 and 29 cases per 100,000 person-years and is an orthopedic emergency. It often affects a single knee and is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Prompt synovial fluid analysis including Gram stain and culture, followed by early empiric antibiotic treatment and drainage of the affected joint, is important to avoid the debility that can result from the rapid destruction of the joint by bacteria and other microorganisms. Antibiotic coverage is typically narrowed based on culture sensitivities and is continued for a total of 2-4 weeks.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicine
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	299-303
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319600727
ISBN (Print)	9783319600703
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_46
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

Joint pain
Septic arthritis
Synovial fluid analysis

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General Medicine

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