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KMID : 0390320120220020085
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Chungbuk Medical Journal
2012 Volume.22 No. 2 p.85 ~ p.88
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Septic Arthritis of Sternoclavicular Joint with Mediastinitis
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Kim Si-Wook
Hong Jong-Myoun
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Abstract
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Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint occurs very rarely, mainly in immunocompromised patients. Also, a central venous catheter can be a cause of it. The joint infection without osteomyelitis and wide soft tissue infection may be controlled by potent antibiotics or additional drainage. But it needs operations and a long term hospitalization, if the
arthritis is accompanied by mediastinitis and osteomyelitis. Therefore the early treatment is very important. In this case, we report a septic arthritis of sternoclavicular joint with such complications that was treated by en-bloc resection and a pectoral advancement flap.
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KEYWORD
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Sternoclavicular Joint, Mediastinitis, Flap
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