Section
Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders
Subject
Bone and Joint Infections
Topics
Introduction· Infectious Arthritis· Osteomyelitis
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Pronunciations
arthritis
myelitis
osteomyelitis
Bones and the fluid and tissues of joints can become infected. Such infections include osteomyelitis and infectious arthritis.
Last full review/revision February 2008 by Steven Schmitt, MD
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