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What is the treatment for septic knee joint?

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Treat like abcess: It have to be drained and treated by intravenous antibiotic.

Answered 6/30/2021

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Septic knee: Best treatment for an infected knee joint is arthroscopic clean-out. Cultures of the joint fluid used to id the specific bacteria, which guides antibiotic treatment. Intravenous antibiotics needed for usually 6 weeks. If patient medically too sick for anesthesia, may treat with serial aspirations and antibiotics too.

Answered 12/15/2021

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