Risk factors and clinical characteristics of deep knee infection in patients with intra-articular injections: A matched retrospective cohort analysis

Deep knee infection (DKI), consisting of sepsis arthritis (SA) and chronic low-grade infection (CLGI), is a rare but catastrophic adverse event that can result from intra-articular (IA) injections. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk factors for DKI and describe the clinical characteristics of DKI in patients who received IA injections.

Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - October 20, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Chi Xu, Haiwen Peng, Rui Li, Wei Chai, Xiang Li, Jun Fu, Kan Liu, Baozhan Yu, Chengqi Jia, Jiying Chen Source Type: research