Percutaneous Aspiration Irrigation Drainage Technique in the Management of Septic Arthritis in Children
Background: Septic arthritis in childhood is a therapeutic emergency. The authors present their experience using an intermediate technique with the advantages of the percutaneous aspiration irrigation drainage: joint aspiration, irrigation, and declivious drainage. Methods: All children were treated...
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2011
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| Summary: | Background: Septic arthritis in childhood is a therapeutic emergency. The authors present their experience using an intermediate technique with the advantages of the percutaneous aspiration irrigation drainage: joint aspiration, irrigation, and declivious drainage. Methods: All children were treated by joint aspiration under fluoroscopic control, large volume irrigation, and declivious nonsuction drainage associated with immobilization and intravenous antibiotics during 8 days to 10 days. The draining system was removed when clinical improvement (namely apyrexia) and the decrease of biological inflammatory response were obtained. A late follow-up phone interview was made for each patient. Fifty-two patients were included in this study, with a mean age of 4.3 years. The most common sites of arthritis were the hip (19 of 52, 36%) and the knee (17 of 52, 32%), but ankle (8 of 52, 15%), shoulder (12%), and elbow (3%) were also involved. Result: Apyrexia was obtained after a mean period of 2 days. The mean draining duration was 4.5 days. On the last follow-up visit (at 21 months on average; range, 12–56 months), all patients except one were totally painless and had no limitation of physical activity. Conclusion: Percutaneous aspiration irrigation drainage assured very good results in this study population, with rapid clinical and biological improvement and the absence of long-term sequelae. The advantages of this technique include permanent joint access and control of synovial effusions, with only one general anesthesia and minimal iatrogenic morbidity. |
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