• ABSTRACT
    • We report a prospective study of fourteen patients with sickle cell disease who were suffering from septic arthritis. They made up 11% of 129 patients with orthopaedic complications of the disease. The infecting organism in eleven was a staphylococcus, with salmonella in only two. The severity of the condition and its sequelae are described. The best treatment is open surgical drainage and intensive chemotherapy.