title: Acute pediatric septic arthritis: a systematic review of literature and current controversies.
abstract: We present a review of the current literature and the author's opinion regarding Septic arthritis in the pediatric age group. The etiopathogenesis, clinical features, the laboratory parameters for diagnosis and monitoring of treatment, radiological features, are discussed along-with the debatable issues pertaining to the choice of antibiotics, their duration, and the need and mode of surgical drainage and mobilization of the joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yashwant Singh
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tanwar
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bokaro General Hospital, Bokaro, India.
authors.forename: Atin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Satyaprakash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajender Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Hitesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lal
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D017882:Kingella kingae; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents