Septic Arthritis

Preoperative antibiotic exposure may decrease operative culture yield in patients with native joint septic arthritis, according to data presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

Published results show that compared with patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, patients who undergo the procedure for native knee septic arthritis have a 6.1-fold increased risk for periprosthetic joint infection.

Patients who have septic arthritis show significantly higher white blood cell count compared with patients who have gout, according to presented results.

Older children and adolescents may not show the same signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal infection that are common in younger children, according to published results.

Injection drug users who develop septic arthritis of the shoulder have been linked to negative patient outcomes, as well as increased hospital stays and medical expenses, according to published results.

With COVID-19 and the question of whether glucocorticoids could be beneficial, this episode digs into the data on the use of glucocorticoids in the setting of infections, from pneumonia and septic arthritis, to meningitis and septic shock.

Single arthroscopic irrigation and debridement effectively eradicated septic arthritis among most native shoulder joints, with volume of irrigation reported as an important factor to prevent additional surgical management, according to published results.

Data from a 4-year study conducted in one French facility suggest that PCR is a beneficial “add-on” to routine culture to diagnose patients with a suspected bone and joint infection.

Published results showed a greater risk of septic arthritis after ACL reconstruction among professional athletes compared with non-professional athletes.

NEW YORK — Male gender, a diagnosis of diabetes and having native septic arthritis are factors that put patients with septic arthritis who undergo total joint arthroplasty at greater risk for developing prosthetic joint infection, a presenter said.