PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - The management of septic arthritis
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2003.41965
DP  - 2003 Sep 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 65--68
VI  - 41
IP  - 9
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/41/9/65.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/41/9/65.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull2003 Sep 01; 41
AB  - Septic arthritis - infection with resulting inflammation within a joint - is an emergency. Not only can it rapidly destroy a joint or irreversibly impair joint function, it may be fatal.1 So although the condition is not common, affecting between 2 and 10 per 100,000 people each year in the UK, it must be recognised and tackled promptly. Here we review the management of septic arthritis, particularly that of bacterial origin.