RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Septic Arthritis of the Sternoclavicular Joint JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 908 OP 912 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110196 VO 25 IS 6 A1 Jason Womack YR 2012 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/25/6/908.abstract AB Septic arthritis is a medical emergency that requires immediate action to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. The sternoclavicular joint may have a more insidious onset than septic arthritis at other sites. A high index of suspicion and judicious use of laboratory and radiologic evaluation can help solidify this diagnosis. The sternoclavicular joint is likely to become infected in the immunocompromised patient or the patient who uses intravenous drugs, but sternoclavicular joint arthritis in the former is uncommon. This case series describes the course of 2 immunocompetent patients who were treated conservatively for septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint.