title: Septic arthritis of the wrist caused byMycobacterium intracellulare: a case report.
abstract: Septic arthritis of the wrist is rare entity, especially; atypical mycobacterial infection of the wrist is extremely rare. We report a case of septic arthritis of the wrist caused byMycobacterium intracellulare, which was successfully treated by radical debridement followed by wrist arthrodesis using vascularised fibular grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omokawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maegawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Takamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kira
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Tadanobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayami
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Shijyo-cho, Kashihara , Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
keywords: Septic arthritis; atypical mycobacterium; vascularised fibula graft; wrist