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The 1992 literature on septic arthritis reiterated the factors that portend a poor outcome in septic arthritis. However, we still know very little about how to improve the outcome for such patients. Infections of the musculoskeletal system may be more common among patients with HIV than the reported cases indicate. Bacterial endocarditis is frequently associated with musculoskeletal complaints. Low back pain may be a presenting manifestation. Acute gout and septic arthritis can cause peripheral arthritis in some patients with bacterial endocarditis. Septic arthritis can present unusual manifestations and can occur as a complication of arthroscopic surgery; the risk factors for its development after arthroscopy have been identified. Arthroscopy as a therapeutic procedure to drain an infected joint is discussed.
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PMID:Bacterial arthritis. 835 41

Due to its function, anatomy, and exposition to multiple pathogens, the hand is highly susceptible to infection. Most of these infections are post-traumatic. Isolates of pathogens from infected hands contain mainly Staphylococcus aureus and ss-haemolytic group A streptococci. But differential diagnosis also includes pyoderma gangrenosum, tumors of the hand, rheumatoid arthritis, and articular gout, as they may mimic hand infections. Infections of the hand can lead to massive tissue damage that needs to be reconstructed. The selection of methods depends on the localization and size of defects and includes primary closure, split- and full-thickness skin grafts, and more complex operations such as local, regional, and distant flaps.
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PMID:[Surgical therapy for hand infections Part 2]. 1598 53