Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report

We report a rare case of septic arthritis of the lumbar facet joint (SALFJ) with co-existing spondylolisthesis of the L5 on S1 vertebra and discuss possible differential diagnoses, diagnostic difficulties and management of this condition.

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Main Authors: C Khoo, S Thevarayan, P Rengsen, AS Deepak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2010-07-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
Online Access:http://morthoj.org/2010v4n2/Septic_Arthritis.pdf
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spelling doaj-ed1f15a5f97147b99d04148e308775d32021-05-02T05:59:47ZengMalaysian Orthopaedic AssociationMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal1985-25332010-07-01424850Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case ReportC Khoo0S Thevarayan1P Rengsen2AS Deepak3MBBS (IMU)MBBS (RGUHS)MS Ortho (UM)MS Ortho (UM)We report a rare case of septic arthritis of the lumbar facet joint (SALFJ) with co-existing spondylolisthesis of the L5 on S1 vertebra and discuss possible differential diagnoses, diagnostic difficulties and management of this condition.http://morthoj.org/2010v4n2/Septic_Arthritis.pdf
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Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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S Thevarayan
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title Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report
title_short Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report
title_full Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report
title_fullStr Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Co-Existing Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report
title_sort septic arthritis of lumbar facet joint with co-existing spondylolisthesis – a case report
publisher Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
series Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
issn 1985-2533
publishDate 2010-07-01
description We report a rare case of septic arthritis of the lumbar facet joint (SALFJ) with co-existing spondylolisthesis of the L5 on S1 vertebra and discuss possible differential diagnoses, diagnostic difficulties and management of this condition.
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