Management of sternoclavicular joint infections.
Surgically managed infections of the sternoclavicular joint have rarely been reported, but general and thoracic surgeons may be consulted to manage such infections. Patients who have demonstrated resistance to antibiotic therapy or have infection extending beyond the joint capsule are best managed by surgical resection.
Kendrick
Aaron S
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University of Tennessee College of Medicine-Chattanooga, Department of Surgery, 979 East Third Street, Suite B-401, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA. akendoc@comcast.net
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Harold D
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Rehm
Jason
J
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint