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Septic arthritis of lumbar facet joint with co-existing spondylolisthesis - a case report

Khoo C 1 , Thevarayan S 2 , Rengsen P 2 , Deepak AS 3

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  • 1 Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology, Malacca General Hospital, Melaka, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology, Malacca General Hospital, Melaka, Malaysia
  • 3 Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malays Orthop J, 2010;4(2):48-50.
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Abstract

We report a rare case of septic arthritis of the lumbar facet joint (SALFJ) with co-existing spondylolisthesis of the L5 on S1 vertebra and discuss possible differential diagnoses, diagnostic difficulties and management of this condition.

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