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Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis in Adults

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Musculoskeletal infection of both children and adults commonly assumes a greater frequency and significance in Low Income Countries (LICs) as compared to High Income Countries (HICs). Adults with osteomyelitis commonly present with subacute or chronic disease from (1) reactivation of childhood chronic osteomyelitis, (2) open fractures, or (3) as a complication of musculoskeletal surgery.

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  1. Department of Trauma & Orthopedics, Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust, Chester, UK

    William James Harrison

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    John L. Esterhai Jr

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  1. San Francisco General Hospital Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Richard A. Gosselin

  2. Division of Orthopedic Surgery Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    David A. Spiegel

  3. Columbus, MT, USA

    Michelle Foltz

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Harrison, W.J., Esterhai, J.L. (2020). Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis in Adults. In: Gosselin, R., Spiegel, D., Foltz, M. (eds) Global Orthopedics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13290-3_32

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