| Infectious Arthritis |
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| l | More common in
adults |
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| n | Usually from
local trauma-surgery or accident |
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| n | Children get
osteomyelitis |
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| l | Destruction
of articular cartilage & cortex |
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| l | Tends to
affect one joint (DDx from gout) |
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| n | Fingers from
human bites |
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| n | Feet from
diabetes |
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| n | Hips from THRs |
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