SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER - TREATING AN ATYPICAL CASE

A wrestler developed septic brief I arthritis in his glenohumeral join t. His case is unusual because septic arthritis most commonly affects weight-bearing joints and is usually seen in the very young, the very old, and people who are immunocompromised. Other risk factors include concurrent infection, endocarditis, invasive procedures, and intra-art icular corticosteroid injection, Disease onset is usually insidious, N onspecific findings include restricted motion, mild pain, and joint ef fusions; systemic signs of toxicity are often mild or absent, Diagnosi s is confirmed with joint aspiration and analysis and culture of synov ial fluids; definitive treatment often involves arthroscopic debrideme nt followed by 2 to 6 weeks of antibiotics.