The knee joint was involved in 41% of cases, and only 2% of cases were coded as polyarticular. A concomitant diagnosis of osteomyelitis was present in 12% of patients. The proportion of patients with surgical or other procedural complications rose from 9.7% in 1990-93 to 17.3% in 1999-...
Two-stage total joint replacement for hip or knee septic arthritis: post-traumatic etiology and difficult-to-treat infections predict poor outcomes Article Open access 02 March 2024 Introduction SA is a potentially life-threatening condition with reported mortality of 11–19% [1, 2]. It is a ...
The knee was the commonest joint involved (n=31, 46.3%). Other commonly affected joints included the small joints of the hands (n=9, 13.4%) and shoulder/acromioclavicular/sternoclavicular joints (n=9, 13.4%). Interestingly, 23 (35.9%) of the patients were immunocompromised. Of these, 4 ...