Septic arthritis

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Septic arthritis
ICD-10	M00-M03
ICD-9	711.0

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Epidemiology and Demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Jumana Nagarwala, M.D., Senior Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Diagnosis

History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Lab Tests | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention

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Additional Resources

• Septic arthritis by William Brinkman, M.D., University of Washington Department of Radiology
• Karchevsky M, Schweitzer ME, Morrison WB, Parellada JA. MRI findings of septic arthritis and associated osteomyelitis in adults. AJR 2004; 182:119-122.
• Resnick D. Bone and joint imaging. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Co; 1989; 744-749
• Stoller DW, Tirman P, Bredella MA. Diagnostic imaging orthopaedics. Salt Lake City, UT: Amirsys; 2004; 4-99.
• Edwards MS. "Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis"

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