Emergency Physicians Monthly has teamed up with the board prep pros at Rosh Review to bring you a mini board review, so that you can test yourself on a regular basis and track your progress. The following is the test – and answers – from the June edition of Emergency Physicians Monthly. Questions about the test? Talk back on Twitter @epmonthly.
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QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true regarding septic arthritis?
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A. Gonococcal arthritis is the most common type of monoarticular septic arthritis in individuals under 30 years of age
B. Infection occurs most commonly by direct inoculation
C. There is a unimodal distribution
D. Widening of the joint space is an early sign seen on X-ray membrane