title: Septic arthritis: a rare cause of drooping shoulder.
abstract: Drooping shoulder, or inferior subluxation of the glenohumeral joint, must be differentiated from true dislocation of the humeral head. In some instances, widening of the glenohumeral joint can be attributed to a large volume of intra-articular fluid. Three patients with septic arthritis leading to drooping shoulder are described, representing the largest series with this development reported to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Resnik
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000473:pathology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology*