Shoulder Joint Infections with Negative Culture Results: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes

Figure 3

Radiographic evaluation of a 70-year-old woman with a negative culture result. (a) Preoperative standard X-ray (anterior-posterior view) showing no bony destruction of the greater tuberosity, (b) Postoperative normal proximal humerus, (c) MRI-T2-coronal view showing mild synovial thickening and joint effusion, and (d) MRI-T2-axial view showing joint fluid collection and mild synovial thickening.

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