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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2023; 14(2): 85-89
Published online Feb 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i2.85
New classification for septic arthritis of the hand
Konstantin V Lipatov, Arthur Asatryan, George Melkonyan, Aleksandr D Kazantcev, Ekaterina I Solov’eva, Irina V Gorbacheva, Alexander S Vorotyntsev, Andrey Y Emelyanov
Konstantin V Lipatov, Aleksandr D Kazantcev, Department of General Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine Named After N.V. Sklifosovsky, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow 119021, Russia
Arthur Asatryan, Department of Wound and Wound Infection Surgery, State Budgetary Institution “City Clinical Hospital named after S.S. Yudin of Moscow Healthcare Department”, Moscow 115446, Russia
George Melkonyan, Department of General Surgery, Hospital for War Veterans №3, Moscow 129336, Russia
Ekaterina I Solov’eva, Irina V Gorbacheva, Alexander S Vorotyntsev, Andrey Y Emelyanov, Department of General Surgery, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow 119048, Russia
Author contributions: Lipatov KV designed the research; Asatryan A and Melkonyan G performed the research; Kazantcev AD analyzed the data; Solov’eva EI and Gorbacheva IV wrote the letter; Vorotyntsev AS and Emelyanov AY revised the letter.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Konstantin V Lipatov, DSc, MD, Doctor, Full Professor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine Named After N.V. Sklifosovsky, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Rossolimo Street 11-2, Moscow 119021, Russia. lipatov_k_v@staff.sechenov.ru
Received: November 16, 2022
Peer-review started: November 16, 2022
First decision: November 25, 2022
Revised: November 29, 2022
Accepted: February 7, 2023
Article in press: February 7, 2023
Published online: February 18, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The absence to date of a specialized classification of septic arthritis of the hand determines the relevance of its development. The proposed classification is based on the principle JOINT-WOUND-TENDON and reflects in aggregate the lesion of the osteo-cartilaginous structures of the joint, paraarticular soft tissues, and tendons of the flexor/extensor of the finger.