title: A retrospective study of the rate of postoperative septic arthritis following 353 elective arthroscopies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the rate of postoperative septic arthritis following elective diagnostic and surgical arthroscopy in small animals within a clinical setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective case review from the case log of one veterinary surgeon.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 353 procedures included, performed on 305 animals, there were three cases of postoperative sepsis (0.85%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventional arthroscopy including both diagnostic and surgical arthroscopy in small animals is a safe technique and poses a risk of postoperative sepsis of approximately 1%.
authors: Ridge Referrals, South Devon, UK.
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Ridge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome