An unusual case of knee pain

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 426-429

  Durani, Yamini ^a   Attia, Magdy W ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Katella; Knee septic arthritis; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATELLA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PAIN; PATELLA;

EID: 33745699271     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000221344.57367.38     Document Type: Article

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