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  • Title: Septic knee arthritis after intra-articular hyaluronate injection. Two case reports.
    Author: Albert C, Brocq O, Gerard D, Roux C, Euller-Ziegler L.
    Journal: Joint Bone Spine; 2006 Mar; 73(2):205-7. PubMed ID: 16046172.
    Abstract:
    Intraarticular sodium hyaluronate injection to treat osteoarthritis is associated with minor side effects. Infections seem uncommon. We report two cases of septic knee arthritis. One patient was an 80-year-old woman who was admitted for Staphylococcus aureus knee arthritis after several intraarticular injections of sodium hyaluronate and corticosteroids. In the other patient, a 78-year-old woman, Neisseria mucosa knee arthritis occurred after a single sodium hyaluronate injection. Faultless aseptic technique is essential when administering hyaluronate viscosupplementation. Patients should be informed of the risk of septic arthritis.
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