bone and joint infection

Question 1

name some clinically relevant infections

Answer 1

• acute osteomyelitis
• chronic osteomyelitis
• septic arthritis
• soft tissue infections
• the infected athroplasty

Question 2

cause of acute osteomyelitis

Answer 2

• most common is post-traumatic/open innoculation

- haematogenous spread in children or immunosuppressed

Question 3

organism for acute osteomyelitis

Answer 3

• staph aureus

- haemophilus for children

Question 4

what can cause septic arthritis

Answer 4

• from inoculation
• from metaphyseal spread
• direct haematogenous

Question 5

if theres pus what do you do

Answer 5

let it out

Question 6

tests for infected arthroplasty

Answer 6

• CRP
• joint aspiration
• bone scan
• X-ray