Osteomyelitis of the Knee Following Intra-Articular Injections: A Case Series

Authors

  • Anand Sobhraj Devnani Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Raymond Dieu Kiat Yeak Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Che Hamzah Fahrudin Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4858

Keywords:

intra-articular injection; knee; osteoarthritis; osteomyelitis; septic arthritis.

Abstract

Septic arthritis of the knee is rare in adults. This leads to difficulty in making early diagnosis that invariably leads to delayed treatment with consequent destruction of the joint. The delay in diagnosis is largely attributed to absence of clinical signs of flagrant infection. Reported are three adult patients who presented with painful swollen knee and inability to walk few weeks after intra-articular injection for osteoarthritis. This paper discusses the cases in which the difficulties in the early diagnosis of septic arthritis of knee in adults led to the development of osteomyelitis.

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Published

2020-03-30

How to Cite

Devnani, A. S. ., Yeak, R. D. K. ., & Fahrudin, C. H. (2020). Osteomyelitis of the Knee Following Intra-Articular Injections: A Case Series. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 58(223), 195–199. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4858