Archives of orthopaedic and traumatic surgery

, Volume 103, Issue 6, pp 417–418 | Cite as

Septic arthritis of the acromioclavicular joint

  • A. Blankstein
  • J. L. Amsallem
  • E. Rubinstein
  • H. Horoszowski
  • I. Farin
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Summary

A patient with isolated pyogenous arthritis of the acromioclavicular joint (A-C joint) caused by Streptococcus viridans is described. The patient had no underlying disease. Minor trauma preceded shortly the development of the septic process. The patient was treated successfully with surgical drainage and antibiotics. To our knowledge this is the first case report of septic arthritis of the A-C joint caused by Streptococcus viridans. The A-C joint is rarely involved in septic processes. Even conditions such as intravenous drug abuse [3, 6] and renal dialysis [4, 7] which tend to infect unusual joints [5] have only rarely been described in association with A-C septic arthritis.

Keywords

Arthritis Underlying Disease Intravenous Drug Septic Arthritis Minor Trauma 
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Zusammenfassung

Ein Patient mit einer isolierten pyogenen Arthritis des Acromioclavicular-Gelenks, hervorgerufen durch Streptococcus viridans, wind beschrieben. Der Patient hatte keine zugrunde liegende Krankheit. Ein leichtes Trauma ging den Entwicklung des septischen Prozesses voraus. Der Patient wurde erfolgreich mit chirurgischer Drainage und Antibiotica behandelt. Nach unserem Wissen ist dies der erste Bericht über septische Arthritis des Acromioclavicular-Gelenks, hervorgerufen durch Streptococcus viridans. Das Acromioclavicular-Gelenk ist selten von septischen Prozessen betroffen. Sogar Bedingungen wie intravenöser Drogenmißbrauch und Nierendialyse, die zur Infektion ungewöhnlicher Gelenke führen können, wurden nun selten in Verbindung mit septischen Arthritis des Acromioclavicular-Gelenks beschrieben.

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© Springer-Verlag 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Blankstein
    • 1
  • J. L. Amsallem
    • 1
  • E. Rubinstein
    • 1
  • H. Horoszowski
    • 1
  • I. Farin
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery A, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel HashomerAffiliated to the Sackler School of MedicineTel AvivIsrael

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