Nallamshetty Leelakrishna, Buchowski Jacob M, Nazarian Levon A, Narula Samridhi, Musto Monica, Ahn Nicholas U, Frassica Frank J
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 601 North Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Clin Imaging. 2003 Jul-Aug;27(4):225-8. doi: 10.1016/s0899-7071(02)00489-8.
Septic arthritis of the hip is a serious medical condition that can result in permanent joint dysfunction. This is a case of a 65-year-old woman who underwent therapeutic intraarticular steroid/lidocaine injection for hip pain and subsequently developed septic arthritis. It is critical that radiologists performing these procedures maintain a high index of suspicion in symptomatic patients following intraarticular injections to prevent destruction of the joint.
