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Arthroscopic treatment of the septic knee.

Koichi Sanuki, Akira Matsuoka, Katsumi Nakamura, Yuji Nakagawa, Nobuhide Shinsho, Yoshihiko Kunishi, Shinya Kawai

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Pyarthrosis of the knee was treated in 11 patients by arthroscopic lavage and debridement. There were 4 men and 7 women patients whose ages raged from 8 months to 80 years. Staphylococcus aureus was cultured in 5 knees. Four patients were caused by the injection of steroids. There were no recurrences. Arthroscopy can aid in establishing the diagnosis and implementing the appropriate treatment when a septic knee is suspected.

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Pyarthrosis of the knee was treated in 11 patients by arthroscopic lavage and debridement. There were 4 men and 7 women patients whose ages raged from 8 months to 80 years. Staphylococcus aureus was cultured in 5 knees. Four patients were caused by the injection of steroids. There were no recurrences. Arthroscopy can aid in establishing the diagnosis and implementing the appropriate treatment when a septic knee is suspected.

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Pyarthrosis of the knee was treated in 11 patients by arthroscopic lavage and debridement. There were 4 men and 7 women patients whose ages raged from 8 months to 80 years. Staphylococcus aureus was cultured in 5 knees. Four patients were caused by the injection of steroids. There were no recurrences. Arthroscopy can aid in establishing the diagnosis and implementing the appropriate treatment when a septic knee is suspected.

Key concepts: Medicine, Debridement (dental), Arthroscopy, Knee arthroscopy, Surgery, Staphylococcus aureus, Therapeutic irrigation, Biology

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