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Kocher Criteria for Septic Arthritis calculator
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Kocher septic arthritis score total
Band: Kocher septic arthritis score total
Interpretation. Kocher septic arthritis score total
Suggested management. Neutral numeric output only; no authorized clinical risk band is assigned. Interpret in the cited source population and clinical context.
Kocher Criteria for Septic Arthritis: 0 — Kocher septic arthritis score total. Interpretation: Kocher septic arthritis score total What to do: Neutral numeric output only; no authorized clinical risk band is assigned. Interpret in the cited source population and clinical context. Inputs: fever: false; non weight bearing: false; esr ge 40: false; wbc gt 12: false Source: Kocher MS et al. Differentiating between septic arthritis and transient synovitis of the hip in children: an evidence-based clinical prediction algorithm. J Bone Joint Surg Am. DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200404000-00008. PMID: 15069139. Scope: Kocher score (0–4) counts non–weight-bearing, fever, ESR ≥40 mm/h, and WBC >12×10⁹/L for pediatric hip septic arthritis risk stratification. (2004)
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- fever
- non weight bearing
- esr ge 40
- wbc gt 12
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Kocher MS et al. Differentiating between septic arthritis and transient synovitis of the hip in children: an evidence-based clinical prediction algorithm. J Bone Joint Surg Am. DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200404000-00008. PMID: 15069139. Scope: Kocher score (0–4) counts non–weight-bearing, fever, ESR ≥40 mm/h, and WBC >12×10⁹/L for pediatric hip septic arthritis risk stratification. (2004)
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