Infections of the bone, joint, and bursa.

Infections of the skeletal system, specifically bone, joint, and bursa, cause major morbidity as well as substantial number of deaths in older patients. In this article, the discussion focuses on the cause, pathogenesis, microbial causes, diagnosis, treatment, and available preventive interventions of septic arthritis, prosthetic joint infection, setic bursitis, and osteomyelitis in elderly patients.