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Review
. 2019 Oct;50(4):461-470.
doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2019.05.003. Epub 2019 Aug 2.

Pediatric Septic Arthritis: An Update

Daniel W Brown  1 , Benjamin W Sheffer  2
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Pediatric Septic Arthritis: An Update

Daniel W Brown et al. Orthop Clin North Am. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Septic arthritis in children is a surgical emergency, and prompt diagnosis and treatment are mandatory. If diagnosed quickly and treated correctly, the outcomes can be good. With delay in diagnosis and without proper treatment, outcomes often are quite devastating, with growth disturbance and joint destruction.

Keywords: Children; Osteoarticular infection; Pyogenic arthritis; Septic arthritis.

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