3 results for “joint aspiration (knee)”
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
…utism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy died from septic arthritis of a prosthetic left knee joint. He presented with fever, knee pain, and delirium in November 2022, three months post-knee replacement. De…
84y · Female·septicaemia secondary to septic arthritis of the left knee
…D reasonably excluded septic arthritis based on borderline blood tests and absence of fever, though knee aspiration was not performed. She was transferred to a private hospital under Dr W.'s care. Over the following days…
75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis
…le septic arthritis and contacted orthopaedic registrar Dr N., who advised withholding antibiotics pending joint aspiration at Armidale Rural Referral Hospital. However, critical delays occurred: a non-emergency transpo…
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