title: Arthroscopic treatment of septic arthritis of acromioclavicular joint.
abstract: Septic arthritis requires an early diagnosis and proper treatment to prevent the destruction of articular cartilage and joint contracture. This paper presents a rare case of septic arthritis of the acromioclavicular joint that was treated with arthroscopic debridement and resection of the distal clavicle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu Cheol
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Kook Jin
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Hui Seong
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Sung Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Jung Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002968:Clavicle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
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