급성 화농성 견관절염의 자기공명영상; 관절경적 소견과의 비교 연구

• Published in: Taehan Kyŏn, Chukwanjŏl Hakhoe chi Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 110 - 116
• Main Authors: 서경진, 천상호, 서재성, 고상훈, 최창혁, 전인호, Seo Kyung-Jin, Cheon Sang-Ho, Seo Jae-Sung, Ko Sang-Hun, Choi Chang-Hyuk, Jeon In-Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Arthroscopy; MRI; Shoulder; Septic arthritis
• ISSN: 1226-9344

Purpose: Urgent diagnosis and treatment of the septic arthritis is required. The purpose of this study is to review to correlate preoperative MRI findings with arthroscopic findings in septic arthritis of the glenohumeral joint. Materials and Methods: Eleven patients with acute septic arthritis of the glenohumeral joint were treated with combination of arthroscopic lavage, debridement, and systemic antibiotics. The arthroscopic staging of infection was made based on the modified criteria of $G\"{a}chter$ and five major findings of MRI were marked in each stage of septic shoulder. Results: Bone and cartilage erosion was the end stage finding and two patients with all five positive findings had failed with arthroscopic treatment. Reactive bone marrow edema was evident in the greater tuberosity. Joint effusion, synovial thickening and soft tissue edema were rather non-specific finding and presented in all stages of septic shoulder. Conclusion: Diffuse marrow edema with metaphyseal cyst formation in the preoperative MRI implied advanced stage of septic arthritis, which may fail with arthroscopic debridement.