Septic Artritis Development After Intra-Articular Knee Injections
İSMAİL HAKKI KORUCU, FAİK TÜRKMEN, MUSTAFA ÖZER, ALİ GÜLEÇ, BAYRAM YOLCU
- Year : 2016
- Vol : 32
- Issue : 2
- Page :
35-37
Knee intra-articular injections are frequently used in the
treatment of degenerative arthritis. However, it is known that septic
arthritis may develop after the application. In this study; it was
aimed to investigate the cases of knee septic arthritis occurring
after intra-articular injections administered due to degenerative
arthritis. Between the years 2010-2015, patients were retrospectively
reviewed who treated with the diagnosis of septic arthritis following
intra-articular injections due to degenerative knee arthritis. Age, sex,
comorbidities, physical examination, white blood cell, sedimentation,
CRP, aspirate microscopy and culture results were recorded.
The mean age was 60 years (range, 46-74 years) of 12 patients
(7 females, 5 males). The mean white blood cell count was 12.69
(range, 8.92-15.87) billion cells/L. The mean sedimentation rate was
50 (range, 35-100) mm/hour. The mean C-Reactive Protein level was
25.9 (range, 16-35.3) mg/L. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated
in three patients. In other patients, no causative pathogen was not
isolated. All patients underwent surgical debridement. Although
intraarticular injections are not totally safe, it can provide clinical
improvement in patients in the short term. However, given the longterm
effects and complications that may occur after application in
the early stages of treatment of osteoarthritis, we believe that other
treatments should be tried first.
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Septic Artritis Development After Intra-Articular Knee Injections
2016,
Vol.
32
(2)
Received : 30.12.2015,
Accepted : 30.12.2015,
Published Online : 13.08.2018
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