Book contents
- Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Interactive Website www.postgraduateorthopaedics.com
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 General Introduction
- Section 2 Regional Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Section 3 Core Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Chapter 18a Neuromuscular Conditions/Lower Limbs
- Chapter 18b Neuromuscular Conditions/Upper Limbs
- Chapter 18c Gait Analysis and Orthoses
- Chapter 19 Musculoskeletal Infection
- Chapter 20 Musculoskeletal Tumours
- Chapter 21 Skeletal Dysplasia
- Chapter 22 Metabolic Bone Disease
- Chapter 23 Deformity Correction
- Chapter 24 Orthopaedic-Related Syndromes
- Chapter 25 Miscellaneous Paediatric Orthopaedic Conditions
- Index
- References
Chapter 19 - Musculoskeletal Infection
from Section 3 - Core Paediatric Orthopaedics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2024
Book contents
- Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Interactive Website www.postgraduateorthopaedics.com
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 General Introduction
- Section 2 Regional Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Section 3 Core Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Chapter 18a Neuromuscular Conditions/Lower Limbs
- Chapter 18b Neuromuscular Conditions/Upper Limbs
- Chapter 18c Gait Analysis and Orthoses
- Chapter 19 Musculoskeletal Infection
- Chapter 20 Musculoskeletal Tumours
- Chapter 21 Skeletal Dysplasia
- Chapter 22 Metabolic Bone Disease
- Chapter 23 Deformity Correction
- Chapter 24 Orthopaedic-Related Syndromes
- Chapter 25 Miscellaneous Paediatric Orthopaedic Conditions
- Index
- References
Summary
Septic arthritis is an intra-articular microbial infection of the joint. It typically affects large joints, such as the hip (35%), knee (35%), and ankle (10%), although other joints may be affected. Usually only one joint is affected, but multiple joint involvement has been reported.
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- Postgraduate Paediatric OrthopaedicsThe Candidate's Guide to the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Examination, pp. 338 - 346Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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