Spontaneous Septic Arthritis of Pubic Symphysis in an Elite Athlete

Septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis is a potentially severe disease. Athletes are at risk of this form of spontaneous arthritis, as inflammation of the pubic bone due to muscular stress is relatively common. Oedema due to inflammation might predispose to infection through bacteraemia or local ba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smits, F. Jasmijn, Frima, Herman, Schaeffeler, Christoph, Sommer, Christoph
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039270/