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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2022 Osteoarticular mycoses are chronic debilitating infections that require extended courses of antifungal therapy and may warrant expert surgical intervention. As there has been no comprehensive review of these diseases, the International Consortium for Osteoarticular Mycoses prepared a definitive treatise for this important class of infections.
Gamaletsou, Maria +21 more
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Determinants of osteoarticular involvement in brucellosis: a multicenter retrospective case–control study [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyObjectiveOsteoarticular involvement is the most common focal complication of brucellosis and usually requires prolonged treatment. However, data regarding the factors associated with osteoarticular involvement remain limited.
Yakup Gezer +5 more
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Coccidioidomycosis Osteoarticular Dissemination [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Valley fever or coccidioidomycosis is a pulmonary infection caused by species of Coccidioides fungi that are endemic to California and Arizona. Skeletal coccidioidomycosis accounts for about half of disseminated infections, with the vertebral spine being the preferred site of dissemination.
Benedicte M. Moni +3 more
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Surgery's role in contemporary osteoarticular infection management
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 The treatment paradigm for osteoarticular infections (OAIs) has changed drastically over the past 80 years, from the advent of penicillin to the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Giacomo De Marco +6 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Background Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) are critical complications responsible for the morbidity and mortality of elderly hip fracture patients. There was an urgent need to explore an effect biomarker for predicting MACE in elderly patients
Zhengtao Sun +3 more
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Osteoarticular Infections in Children: Accurately Distinguishing between MSSA and Kingella kingae
Microorganisms, 2022 Introduction: Osteoarticular infections (OAIs) constitute serious paediatric conditions that may cause severe complications. Identifying the causative organism is one of the mainstays of the care process, since its detection will confirm the diagnosis ...
Benoit Coulin +9 more
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MANAGEMENT OF KNEE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, 2017 Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has different features from those seen in patients with osteoarthritis. In 1970 85% of the patients undergoing TKA had rheumatoid arthritis.
Calin Dragosloveanu +2 more
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ORTHOPAEDIC MANAGEMENT IN EXTREME GENU VALGUM AND RECURVATUM IN A PATIENT WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, 2017 A case of acquired severe genu valgum and genu recurvatum in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is here reported. The pain and genu valgum progressed because of poor RA control. The patient had no history of major trauma of the knee before or after
Calin Dragosloveanu +3 more
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Tuberculosis of Distal Radius Presenting as Cystic Lesion in a Nine-Month-Old Infant: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Tuberculous osteomyelitis affecting long bones is a rare form of tuberculosis. Among infants born in endemic region, often it is difficult to diagnose owing to its subtle clinical features.
ANIRUDDHA SINHA SARKAR +4 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021 Introduction: Septic arthritis of a native joint represents a medical emergency. Drainage and effective antibiotic treatment are critical to avoid joint destruction and long-term impairment.
Ana Cipriano +8 more
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