Septic arthritis of the knee following intraarticular injections in elderly patients: Report of six patients

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 757-760

  Shemesh, Shai ^a,c   Heller, Snir ^a,c   Salai, Moshe ^b,c   Velkes, Steven ^a,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Elderly; Hyaluronic acid; Injection; Knee; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HYALURONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMB SWELLING; MALE; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUTROPHIL; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; SYNOVECTOMY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REOPERATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REOPERATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858028428     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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