Infected joints related to route of infection and underlying condition
| Total (%) | Haematogenous infection | Direct infection | ||||||||
| All | Children | Adults without joint disorder | Adults with joint disorder2-150 | All | Children | Adults without joint disorder |
Adults with joint disorder 2-150 | |||
| Sternoclavicular | 4 (2) | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Shoulder | 9 (5) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Elbow | 17 (9) | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 (1) | 4 | 4 (4) | |||
| Wrist | 13 (7) | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 (1) | |||||
| Hand joints | 7 (4) | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Sacroiliac | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Hip | 39 (21) | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 (8) | 15 | 1 | 14 (13) | ||
| Knee | 91 (48) | 68 | 11 | 32 | 25 (14) | 23 | 1 | 3 | 19 (12) | |
| Ankle | 23 (12) | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 (4) | ||
| Foot joints | 9 (5) | 6 | 1 | 5 (1) | 3 | 2 | ||||
| All joints | 214 | 151 | 38 | 58 | 55 (25) | 63 | 2 | 14 | 47 (33) | |
↵2-150 Numbers in parentheses refer to cases with infections around prosthetic or osteosynthetic material.