Presentation
Swollen right knee. Septic arthritis?
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Septic arthritis and antibiotic bead treatment
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Moderate sized joint effusion.
A mixture of subchondral sclerosis and ill defined lucency in the medial aspect of the knee.
Widened femoral notch. No cortical destruction.
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Multiple antibiotic beads in the joint space.
Post operative air and fluid in the suprapatellar pouch.
Medial joint space narrowing with subchondral sclerosis. Widening and irregularity of the femoral notch.
Case Discussion
This patient underwent a joint washout for septic arthritis.
Antibiotic beads have been left in the medial and lateral recesses and suprapatellar pouch of the joint space.
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