Abstract
Intraarticular sodium hyaluronate injection to treat osteoarthritis is associated with minor side effects. Infections seem uncommon. We report two cases of septic knee arthritis. One patient was an 80-year-old woman who was admitted for Staphylococcus aureus knee arthritis after several intraarticular injections of sodium hyaluronate and corticosteroids. In the other patient, a 78-year-old woman, Neisseria mucosa knee arthritis occurred after a single sodium hyaluronate injection. Faultless aseptic technique is essential when administering hyaluronate viscosupplementation. Patients should be informed of the risk of septic arthritis.
- 80
- acid,
- adjuvants,
- aged,
- agents,
- and
- arthritis,
- aureus
- combination,
- drug
- female,
- glucocorticoids,
- humans,
- hyaluronic
- immunologic,
- infections,
- infectious,
- injections,
- joint,
- knee
- knee,
- mucosa,
- neisseria
- neisseriaceae
- osteoarthritis,
- over,
- oxacillin,
- staphylococcal
- staphylococcus
- therapy,
- {anti-bacterial}
- {anti-inflammatory}
- {intra-articular,}
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