Septic arthritis is a fearful condition because of its mortality and the potentially late sequels on immature skeleton including limb shortening, osteomyelitis, destruction of joint surface, severe limitation of motion, and dislocation.This study was performed to reveal the final outcome of our patients and find out the possible risk factors of poor result. The case records of 243 children who ...

PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that collecting material for culture from metaphyseal bone of the ilium and proximal femur at the time of a hip aspiration will increase the sensitivity to detect an infectious organism in patients with presumed septic arthritis of the hip. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed a series of 36 patients with presumed septic arthritis of the hip, based on clinical ex...

OBJECTIVES To see if a past history of radiation therapy is a risk factor for septic arthritis. METHODS We retrospectively searched our records of 282 patients with septic arthritis and found 10 cases of septic arthritis post-radiotherapy, all in females. We analysed our group, correlating them with the literature. We also compared our patients with a group of septic arthritis patients withou...

please cite this article as: shafeian sh, bandehpour m, mirzaahmadi s, tofighi a. identification of anaerobic bacteria in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. . novel biomed 2013;1(2):39-42. background : there is a report about the 2-5% prevalence for septic arthritis by anaerobic bacteria. the relevance between synivitis and intestinal microbial flora has been a hypothesis for ten years. the pc...

background : an accurate and prompt diagnosis of bacterial arthritis is essential for earlier treatment and a good outcome. superantigens produced by staph. aureus are among the most lethal toxins. the paper objective was identification of common bacterial antigens and s.aureus superantigens in synovial fluid (sf) of children with negative culture and direct smear for other bacteria except for ...

Hip and pelvic pain during pregnancy or after delivery is a common problem in young females, and in most cases this problem has a self-limiting course. The patient described in this case suffered from severe hip pain after childbirth. MR imaging study was performed and it showed arthritis of bilateral hip joints and osteomyelitis of femoral heads with an abscess in the surrounding muscle. Infec...

INTRODUCTION Osteomyelitis of the pelvis can be a difficult condition to diagnose and can present in a number of different ways. The ilium is the bone most frequently affected and staphylococcus aureus is the organism most commonly responsible. CASEREPORT This case report describes a six year old girl, who presented with right sided hip pain, fevers and altered weight bearing. She was initial...

OBJECTIVE To quantify potential risk factors for septic arthritis, in order to identify a basis for prevention. METHODS The occurrence of potential risk factors for septic arthritis in patients with joint diseases attending a rheumatic disease clinic was prospectively monitored at 3-month intervals over a period of 3 years. Potential risk factors investigated were type of joint disease, comor...

BACKGROUND Osteopetrosis is a rare, inherited, bone disorder, characterized by osteosclerosis, obliteration of the medullary cavity and calcified cartilage. The autosomal dominant form is compatible with a normal life span, although fractures often result from minimal trauma, due to the pathologic nature of bone. Osteomyelitis is common in patients with osteopetrosis because of a reduced resist...

Rupture of an aneurysm of the common iliac artery is a rare cause of pain in the hip. We describe an elderly hypertensive patient with an aneurysmal rupture of the left common iliac artery who presented with unilateral hip pain masquerading as septic arthritis.