Osteoarthritis in the neonate: risk factors and outcome.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the clinical, radiological, and bacteriological features, risk factors, and outcome of neonates with bone and joint infections.

Study Design: Observational, retrospective, and analytical study of 77 patients less than 2 months of age, admitted to a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with the diagnosis of bone or joint infection, based on clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria.

Results: Seventy-seven patients with 99 acute osteoarthritis foci in a 16 year period were included in the study.