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Traditionally, the diagnosis of septic arthritis was based on clinical assessment and prompt [[arthrocentesis]]. However, the clinical picture may be obscured by multiple confounding factors and a paucity of specific findings especially for the deep joints, | Traditionally, the diagnosis of septic arthritis was based on clinical assessment and prompt [[arthrocentesis]]. However, the clinical picture may be obscured by multiple confounding factors and a paucity of specific findings especially for the deep joints, i.e. the [[hip]] or [[shoulder]]. Imaging can be used to confirm the diagnosis of septic arthritis and more importantly, imaging findings suggestive of septic arthritis can direct the clinician to a diagnosis that may not have been considered. | ||
Plain film findings of septic arthritis include: joint [[effusion]], soft tissue swelling, periarticular [[osteoporosis]], loss of joint space, marginal and central [[erosion]]s and bone [[ankylosis]]. | Plain film findings of septic arthritis include: joint [[effusion]], soft tissue swelling, periarticular [[osteoporosis]], loss of joint space, marginal and central [[erosion]]s and bone [[ankylosis]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Jumana Nagarwala, M.D., Senior Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
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Traditionally, the diagnosis of septic arthritis was based on clinical assessment and prompt arthrocentesis. However, the clinical picture may be obscured by multiple confounding factors and a paucity of specific findings especially for the deep joints, i.e. the hip or shoulder. Imaging can be used to confirm the diagnosis of septic arthritis and more importantly, imaging findings suggestive of septic arthritis can direct the clinician to a diagnosis that may not have been considered.
Plain film findings of septic arthritis include: joint effusion, soft tissue swelling, periarticular osteoporosis, loss of joint space, marginal and central erosions and bone ankylosis.