Bedside Continuous Irrigation and Drainage as an Interim Local Treatment for Septic Arthritis of the Knee in the Medically Unstable Patient: A Case Report
- Author:
Khoo SS
;
Loi KW
;
Tan KT
;
Suhaeb AR
;
Simmrat S
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Septic arthritis;
knee;
therapeutic irrigation;
critically ill
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Infectious
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2015;9(2):57-59
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Septic arthritis is a surgical emergency. Prompt diagnosis
and immediate treatment reduce the destruction of articular
cartilage and give better outcome. We describe a simple,
minimally invasive closed tube irrigation system for the
initial treatment of septic arthritis of the knee in a patient
with complex medical problems who was unfit to undergo
surgery.
- Full text:P020151027581916119159.pdf
