Septic arthritis

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 * Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Jumana Nagarwala, M.D., Senior Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital;

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"