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    Bone and Joint Infections
    • Artificial Joint Infectious Arthritis
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Prevention
    • Infectious Arthritis
      • Acute infectious arthritis
      • Chronic infectious arthritis
      • Causes
      • Acute infectious arthritis
      • Chronic infectious arthritis
      • Symptoms
        • Acute infectious arthritis
        • Chronic infectious arthritis
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Antibiotics
        • Removal of pus
        • Splinting and physical therapy
      • Prognosis
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    • Osteomyelitis
      • Causes
        • Spread through the blood
        • Direct invasion
      • Spread from nearby structures
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Antibiotics and antifungal medications
        • Surgery and drainage
      • Prognosis
      • More Information
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