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pyarthrosis

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pyarthrosis /py·ar·thro·sis/ (pi″ahr-thro´sis) suppuration within a joint cavity; acute suppurative arthritis.
py·ar·thro·sis (pär-thrss)

pyarthrosis [pi″ahr-thro´sis]
acute suppurative arthritis.

pyarthrosis
suppuration within a joint cavity; acute suppurative arthritis.


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They are; "grade O" = no open wound, "grade I" = a superficial ulcer without penetration to lower levels, "grade III" = lesion that penetrates deeper than grade II and there is an abscess, osteomyelitis, pyarthrosis, plantar space abscess, or infection of the tendon and tendon sheaths, "grade IV" = wet or dry gangrene in toes or forefoot, and "grade V" = gangrene involving the whole or portion of the foot that no local procedures are possible and amputation is indicated.
In that study, rabbit knees were injected with a turpentine solution to induce pyarthrosis.
 
 
 
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