Septic hip arthritis: Diagnosis and arthrocentesis using bedside ultrasound

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 316-318

  Minardi, Joseph J ^a   Lander, Owen M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

arthritis; arthrocentesis; hip; septic; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; COXITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84863744823     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.09.029     Document Type: Article

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