Septic Arthritis of the Knee Associated with Calf Abscess
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Septic arthritis of the knee associated with calf abscess.
Septic arthritis associated with extra-articular abscess is rare. We report on 2 non-rheumatic patients with septic arthritis of the knee associated with calf abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a distinct leakage pathway from the knee joint in each patient. One was a ruptured popliteal cyst (posteromedial). Another was a pathologic popliteus hiatus (posterolateral). These patients under...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2309-4990,2309-4990
DOI: 10.1177/230949901202000230