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ArticleCureus2024

Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis and Surgical Intervention: A Case Report.

Abdullah Alnasser, Zeyad S Alamari, Taif M Almutairi, Hamid T Aljohani, Ahmed M Almulla

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Abdullah AlnasserOrthopaedic Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Zeyad S AlamariOrthopaedics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Taif M AlmutairiCollege of Medicine, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Hamid T AljohaniOrthopaedic Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Ahmed M AlmullaOrthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of septic arthritis is an area of controversy, especially in rare locations like the sternoclavicular joints. In this case report, we present a case of septic sternoclavicular joint, which was resistant to medical treatment and deteriorated during the treatment course. Although medical treatment has proven effective based on previous literature, some cases will still not benefit from it. In this case, our patient responded significantly to surgical treatment regarding upper limb function, faster infection eradication and rehabilitation, and shorter hospitalization and antibiotics duration.

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conservative and surgical treatmentempirical antibiotic therapymedial clavicle resectionshoulder range of motionsternoclavicular joint (scj) septic arthritis

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PMID38406090
PMCPMC10894666

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