I agree with poster above, as septic joints are really rather rare and VERY

Posted by OrthoMT on May 28, 2005 at 08:48:15

In Reply to: ASEPTIC NECROSIS!!!!! posted by CMCD on May 28, 2005 at 04:47:28:

serious - so you should be able to tell more from the entire history, but in all my years of doing this, I have only rarely come across anyone who actually is septic in a joint. If they are, its a BIG deal.

Follow Ups:

• Aseptic necrosis OrthoMT - CMCD 17:34:32 05/28/05 (6)
  • An elbow can be infected by any bacterium, thereby making it septic. sm - Another ortho MT 19:08:39 05/28/05 (2)
    • Aseptic - CMCD 22:22:34 05/28/05 (1)
      • YOU read it!! She says nothing about necrosis! - Another Ortho MT 01:30:04 05/29/05 (0)
  • Nice to meet you, too! Scary that so many could have been typing "septic" all - OrthoMT 18:40:41 05/28/05 (2)
    • Sorry - Gaile 19:27:05 05/28/05 (1)
      • you did the right thing - sm 22:45:18 05/30/05 (0)