severe pain whenever you try to move your joint.
Other symptoms may include: inability to move your knee due to pain or stiffness. chills and nausea.
Septic (infectious) arthritis is a bacterial infection of the joint space. Contamination occurs either via the bloodstream, iatrogenically, or by local extension (e.g., penetrating trauma) and patients with damaged (e.g., patients with rheumatoid arthritis) or prosthetic joints have an increased risk.
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An arthrotomy is the creation of an opening in a joint that may be used in drainage.