Pain for Greater Than 4 Days Is Highly Predictive of Concomitant Osteomyelitis in Children With Septic Arthritis
Conclusion:
Pain for>4 days before presentation is an independent predictor of osteomyelitis in children with septic arthritis. In pediatric septic arthritis, MRI should be considered, particularly in patients presenting with pain for>4 days as 96% of these patients had concomitant osteomyelitis.
Level of Evidence:
Level III—retrospective comparative study.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Selected Topics Source Type: research
More News: Arthritis | Children | Laboratory Medicine | MRI Scan | Orthopaedics | Osteomyelitis | Pain | Pediatrics | Radiology | Rheumatology | Septic Arthritis | Study