Dr Rob Sillevis from Florida Gulf Coast University discusses his research on the clinical significance of joint sounds and ...

The fact that the synovial fluid sample obtained from the patient’s left elbow contained more than 50,000 white cells per microliter is highly suggestive of septic arthritis.

Methods We obtained synovial fluid samples from forty-six patients suspected of having septic arthritis and fifty-eight healthy individuals and measured the WBCs, ESR, CRP, PMN, glucose, and protein ...

The clinical examination revealed an inflammatory swelling of the right knee with patellar ballottement, yellow citrine synovial fluid, an inflammatory tumor on the left arm, which was round, mobile, ...

Introduction: Joint manifestations are common in systemic lupus, affecting multiple joints or just one. These manifestations are present in 95% of patients. Pseudo-septic arthritis is a subset of ...

Key takeaways: Synovial fluid absolute neutrophil count had a sensitivity of 88.4% for detecting periprosthetic joint infection. It also had a greater area under the curve vs. white cell count and ...

Septic arthritis of the knee involves a sudden, severe infection in one or both knee joints. Without treatment, it can impair mobility, lead to permanent damage, or even be fatal.

Preoperative antibiotic exposure is associated with significantly decreased microbiologic yield of operative cultures among patients with native joint septic arthritis, according to study results ...

What's the Treatment for Septic Arthritis? Septic arthritis treatments include using a combination of powerful antibiotics as well as draining the infected synovial fluid from the joint.

Septic arthritis is inflammation to your joint fluid and joint tissues that happens when an infection with a bacterium, virus, or fungus spreads to your joint. It’s also called infectious arthritis.

Septic arthritis is a rare condition involving an infection in the fluid inside joints and surrounding tissues. It leads to pain, tenderness, and swelling and may cause joint damage.