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Fig. 14

From: The needle and the damage done: musculoskeletal and vascular complications associated with injected drug use

Fig. 14

Plain radiograph of the hand in an intravenous drug user presenting with swelling, erythema and deformity of the first carpo-metacarpal joint of the left hand. A destructive and deforming arthropathy is demonstrated with peri-articular erosions, subluxation of the joint and overlying soft tissue swelling (red arrow). Joint aspiration confirmed the diagnosis of septic arthritis

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