Septic arthritis in children
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Acute septic arthritis in children.
THREE decades ago in the pre-antibiotic era, infection of a major joint carried an appreciable mortality and the end result of the joint was usually disastrous. Treatment consisted of rest and drainage, either by aspiration or formal surgical exploration. Since the introduction of antibiotics the results have improved dramatically. At first antibiotics were given systemically then later supplem...
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عنوان ژورنال: West African Journal of Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0189-160X
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v25i2.28260