ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2013
Acute hematogenous septic arthritis of the knee in adults.
Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The eradication rate of infection in septic knee arthritis according to the Gächter Classification: a systematic review.Orthopedic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Arthrotomy versus arthroscopy in the treatment of septic arthritis of the knee in adults: a randomized clinical trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Trial
- The impact of comorbidities on the prognosis of patients with septic arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Risk factors for septic arthritis and multiple arthroscopic washouts: minimum 2-year follow-up at a major trauma centre.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Article
- Clinical Outcomes and Global Health After Joint Debridement in Adult-Onset Septic Arthritis: A Prospective Observational Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Article
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Abstract
purpose of studyTo evaluate the factors associated with acute hematogenous septic arthritis of the knee in adults and to assess the outcome after open knee arthrotomy.
methodsWe performed a prospective evaluation of 26 adult patients with acute nongonococcal septic arthritis of the knee presenting within 7 days. All patients underwent open knee arthrotomy, and final evaluation by means of Knee society score of the affected knee was compared with the contra lateral normal knee.
resultsThe average duration of symptoms at the time of presentation was 3.9 days. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest bacteria isolated in 17 (65.4 %) patients. The average duration of follow-up in our study was 18.5 months. In our study, Knee society score decreases as the age of the patient advances (P < 0.05) and also it was found to be low (P < 0.05) in the affected knee as compared to contra lateral normal knee.
conclusionOur study shows that age of the patient at presentation is critical as it shows significant reduction in knee score. This explains that the septic arthritis may contribute to the progression of age-related degeneration of the knee joint. There appears to be no definite contributing factors or conditions associated with acute hematogenous septic arthritis of the knee in adults, although further study may be warranted regarding this matter.
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