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Review
. 2024 May;42(2):249-265.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Mar 2.

Orthopedic Articular and Periarticular Joint Infections

Pim Jetanalin  1 , Yanint Raksadawan  2 , Pholaphat Charles Inboriboon  3
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Review

Orthopedic Articular and Periarticular Joint Infections

Pim Jetanalin et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 May.

Abstract

Acute nontraumatic joint pain has an extensive differential. Emergency physicians must be adept at identifying limb and potentially life-threatening infection. Chief among these is septic arthritis. In addition to knowing how these joint infections typically present, clinicians need to be aware of host and pathogen factors that can lead to more insidious presentations and how these factors impact the interpretation of diagnostic tests.

Keywords: Monoarticular arthritis; Prosthetic joint infection; Septic arthritis; Septic bursitis.

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Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose.

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