Core Em Podcast

An overview of septic arthritis. Hosts: Audrey Bree Tse, MD Brian Gilberti, MD https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Septic_Arthritis.mp3 Download One Comment Tags: Infectious Diseases, Orthopedics Show Notes Episode Produced by Audrey Bree Tse, MD Background Bacteria enters the joint by hematogenous spread due to absence of basement membrane in synovial space from invasive procedures, contiguous infection (e.g. osteomyelitis, cellulitis), or direct inoculation (e.g. plant thorns, nails) WBCs migrate into joint → acute inflammatory process → synovial hyperplasia, prevents new cartilage from forming, pressure necrosis on surrounding joint, purulent effusion Why do we care?  irreversible loss of function in up to 10% & mortality rate as hi