Fever and a painful knee.

Systematic Analysis of Painful Total Knee Prosthesis, a Diagnostic Algorithm

A patient with fever after a visit to South Africa.

J U N E 2 0 0 5 , V O L . 6 3 , N O . 6 230 C A S E R E P O R T A 37-year-old female patient visited Kruger National Park, South Africa, in March last year. One week later she developed low-grade fever, and a painful right knee and left hip. She noticed painful and enlarged lymph glands in her right inguinal region. She did not feel very ill and continued working. On physical examination an abn...

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Painful Degenerative Meniscal Tears in the Presence of Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients Older than 50 Years of Age: Predictors of an Early (1 to 5 Years) Total Knee Replacement

  Background: The role of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) for painful degenerative meniscal tears (PDMT) is currently controversial. To define the rate of early (1 to 5 years) conversion to total knee replacement (TKR) and their predictors after APM for PDMT in patients with knee osteoarthritis and more than 50 years of age. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients more than...

Pneumococcal arthritis.

Course Multiple aspirations of the right shoulder and both knee joints were attempted during the first 4 days; little fluid was obtained in spite of the continued presence of clinical signs of infection. Throughout the first week ofhospitalization, the patient remained toxic with a daily temperature of 103-104°F. On the seventh day arthrotomy of each affected joint was performed and drains were...

Young girl with painful joints and failing kidneys.

Reprint requests: Dr. B.D. Radotra, Associate Professor, Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012. and knees as well. The pain was not accompanied by swelling, redness or deformity. Despite treatment with analgesics she continued to have intermittent joint pains. In April 1995, she suffered from low to moderate grade fever assoc...