Clever D et al: Pilot study analysis of serum cytokines to differentiate pediatric septic arthritis and transient synovitis. J Pediatr Orthop. 41(10):610-6 2021
Erkilinc M et al: Current concepts in pediatric septic arthritis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 29(5):196-206, 2021
Hamilton EC et al: Children with primary septic arthritis have a markedly lower risk of adverse outcomes than those with contiguous osteomyelitis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 103(13):1229-37, 2021
Royle LN et al: Inflammatory conditions of the pediatric hand and non-inflammatory mimics. Pediatr Radiol. ePub, 2021
Ben-Zvi L et al: Diagnosis and management of infectious arthritis in children. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 21(7):23, 2019
Brown DW et al: Pediatric septic arthritis: An update. Orthop Clin North Am. 50(4):461-70, 2019
Nguyen JC et al: US evaluation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and osteoarticular infection. Radiographics. 37(4):1181-201, 2017
Rosenfeld S et al: Predicting the presence of adjacent Infections in septic arthritis in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 36(1):70-4, 2016
Sanpera I et al: Arthroscopy for hip septic arthritis in children. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 102(1):87-9, 2016
Arnold JC et al: Osteoarticular Infections in Children. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 29(3):557-74, 2015
K Schallert E et al: Metaphyseal osteomyelitis in children: how often does MRI-documented joint effusion or epiphyseal extension of edema indicate coexisting septic arthritis? Pediatr Radiol. 45(8):1174-81, 2015
Monsalve J et al: Septic arthritis in children: frequency of coexisting unsuspected osteomyelitis and implications on imaging work-up and management. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 204(6):1289-95, 2015
Dodwell ER: Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in children: current concepts. Curr Opin Pediatr. 25(1):58-63, 2013
Kanavaki A et al: Can early MRI distinguish between Kingella kingae and Gram-positive cocci in osteoarticular infections in young children? Pediatr Radiol. 42(1):57-62, 2012
Kim EY et al: Usefulness of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in differentiating between septic arthritis and transient synovitis in the hip joint. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 198(2):428-33, 2012
Sultan J et al: Septic arthritis or transient synovitis of the hip in children: the value of clinical prediction algorithms. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 92(9):1289-93, 2010
Kwack KS et al: Septic arthritis versus transient synovitis of the hip: gadolinium-enhanced MRI finding of decreased perfusion at the femoral epiphysis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 189(2):437-45, 2007
Yang WJ et al: MR imaging of transient synovitis: differentiation from septic arthritis. Pediatr Radiol. 36(11):1154-8, 2006
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Septic arthritis: Microbial (typically bacterial) invasion of joint leading to inflammation & purulence
Clever D et al: Pilot study analysis of serum cytokines to differentiate pediatric septic arthritis and transient synovitis. J Pediatr Orthop. 41(10):610-6 2021
Erkilinc M et al: Current concepts in pediatric septic arthritis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 29(5):196-206, 2021
Hamilton EC et al: Children with primary septic arthritis have a markedly lower risk of adverse outcomes than those with contiguous osteomyelitis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 103(13):1229-37, 2021
Royle LN et al: Inflammatory conditions of the pediatric hand and non-inflammatory mimics. Pediatr Radiol. ePub, 2021
Ben-Zvi L et al: Diagnosis and management of infectious arthritis in children. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 21(7):23, 2019
Brown DW et al: Pediatric septic arthritis: An update. Orthop Clin North Am. 50(4):461-70, 2019
Nguyen JC et al: US evaluation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and osteoarticular infection. Radiographics. 37(4):1181-201, 2017
Rosenfeld S et al: Predicting the presence of adjacent Infections in septic arthritis in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 36(1):70-4, 2016
Sanpera I et al: Arthroscopy for hip septic arthritis in children. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 102(1):87-9, 2016
Arnold JC et al: Osteoarticular Infections in Children. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 29(3):557-74, 2015
K Schallert E et al: Metaphyseal osteomyelitis in children: how often does MRI-documented joint effusion or epiphyseal extension of edema indicate coexisting septic arthritis? Pediatr Radiol. 45(8):1174-81, 2015
Monsalve J et al: Septic arthritis in children: frequency of coexisting unsuspected osteomyelitis and implications on imaging work-up and management. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 204(6):1289-95, 2015
Dodwell ER: Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in children: current concepts. Curr Opin Pediatr. 25(1):58-63, 2013
Kanavaki A et al: Can early MRI distinguish between Kingella kingae and Gram-positive cocci in osteoarticular infections in young children? Pediatr Radiol. 42(1):57-62, 2012
Kim EY et al: Usefulness of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in differentiating between septic arthritis and transient synovitis in the hip joint. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 198(2):428-33, 2012
Sultan J et al: Septic arthritis or transient synovitis of the hip in children: the value of clinical prediction algorithms. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 92(9):1289-93, 2010
Kwack KS et al: Septic arthritis versus transient synovitis of the hip: gadolinium-enhanced MRI finding of decreased perfusion at the femoral epiphysis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 189(2):437-45, 2007
Yang WJ et al: MR imaging of transient synovitis: differentiation from septic arthritis. Pediatr Radiol. 36(11):1154-8, 2006
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