title: Primary haematogenous septic arthritis of the wrist in immunocompetent healthy patients: a report of four cases.
abstract: Primary haematogenous nontraumatic arthritis of the wrist is uncommon. We report four such cases. All had a spontaneous onset with a delay in diagnosis. Treatment consisted of an open debridement and systemic antibiotics. Outcome appeared to be related to the delay between onset and treatment.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Pellenberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lore
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vandenberghe
authors.forename: Jos
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stuyck
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult