The incidence of septic arthritis in Malawian children
- 2 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Orthopaedics
- Vol. 29 (3) , 195-196
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-005-0643-9
Abstract
The incidence of septic arthritis in Malawian children was estimated by assessing the incidence in the relatively enclosed district of Chikwawa. We found an incidence of approximately one in 5,000 in the under-five age group and one in 13,000 in the 5–15 age group.Keywords
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