ABSTRACT
Glenohumeral septic arthritis is rare and usually a result of Staphylococcus aureus infection. Gram-negative septic arthritis is on the increase and is usually associated with intraabdominal pathology. We present a case of bilateral E. Coli glenohumeral septic arthritis associated with retroperitoneal abscess and discuss pitfalls in diagnosis and management.
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Abscess/microbiology , Arthritis, Infectious/microbiology , Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology , Escherichia coli/isolation & purification , Shoulder Joint/microbiology , Abscess/complications , Administration, Oral , Aged, 80 and over , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Arthritis, Infectious/diagnostic imaging , Arthritis, Infectious/physiopathology , Arthritis, Infectious/therapy , Arthroscopy , Ciprofloxacin/administration & dosage , Escherichia coli Infections/diagnostic imaging , Escherichia coli Infections/physiopathology , Escherichia coli Infections/therapy , Female , Humans , Range of Motion, Articular , Retroperitoneal Space , Shoulder Joint/diagnostic imaging , Shoulder Joint/physiopathology , Shoulder Pain/microbiology , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
In an adult porcine model, the effectiveness of a bioresorbable film to minimize soft tissue attachment to the pelvic viscera was evaluated at 4-week and 12-week endpoints. Following a transperitoneal laparotomy through a midline incision, the bladder and uterus were abraded in all animals to promote soft tissue attachment to the viscera. Control animals received no further treatment. The experimental group animals were treated with bioresorbable polylactide (PLa) sheets, 0.02 mm thick, one between the bladder and the abdominal wall, and a second sheet between the bladder and the uterus. Quantitative assessment of the severity and location of soft tissue attachments, and qualitative histologic assessment were performed at 4 and 12 weeks post-operatively. Statistically significant differences in the quantitative soft tissue attachment scores were observed in comparing the PLa film treated animals versus the control animals, at both the 4-week and 12-week time points. In the control animals, the formation of numerous thick fibrous bands was observed at both time points. Histology revealed no adverse reaction to the bioresorbable PLa barrier film. The bioresorbable PLa sheet provided an effective barrier between adjacent anatomical structures and minimized soft tissue attachments to the device when in contact with the viscera as compared to the control groups. Surgical dissection planes between the abdominal wall and adjacent soft tissues were maintained with the use of the PLa sheet at both time points.