Arthroscopic Versus Open Treatment for Acute Septic Arthritis of the Knee in Children

Conclusions: For acute pediatric septic knee arthritis, arthroscopic irrigation is associated with less repeat surgical irrigations and allows earlier knee ranging and weight-bearing compared with open irrigation. At long-term follow-up, no significant difference was found between groups.
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research