Primary septic arthritis of the acromio-clavicular joint: Case report and review of literature

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-86

  Iyengar, Karthikeyan P ^a   Gudena, Ravindra ^a   Chitgopkar, Shashank D ^a   Ralte, Peter ^a   Hughes, Peter ^a   Nadkarni, Jayant B ^a   Loh, William Y C ^a  

^a SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acromio clavicular joint; Infection; Magnetic resonance imaging; Septic arthritis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GADOLINIUM;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR SEPTIC ARTHRITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; LEUKOCYTOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SHOULDER; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 56249108352     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0747-y     Document Type: Article

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