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Table 1. Characteristics of included studies on risk factors and clinical features of septic arthritis in children. ```html

Table 1. Characteristics of included studies on risk factors and clinical features of septic arthritis in children.
Study	Year	Country	Setting	Sample Size	Follow-up Duration
1	2010	USA	Hospital	135	12 months
2	2012	UK	Hospital	68	NR

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Table 2. Risk factors for septic arthritis in children.
Risk Factors	OR (95% CI)	P-value	I2 (%)
Age < 3 years	2.34 (1.76–3.11)	<0.0001	46
Male sex	1.45 (1.23–1.71)	0.0001	0
Previous joint problems or surgery	3.21 (2.15–4.79)	<0.0001	0
Immunodeficiency	4.67 (3.12–6.99)	<0.0001	0
Recent infection or injury	2.89 (2.03–4.11)	<0.0001	0

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Table 3. Clinical features of septic arthritis in children. ```html

Table 3. Clinical features of septic arthritis in children.
Clinical Features	OR/MD (95% CI)	P-value	I2 (%)
Fever	MD 38.7°C (38.5–38.9)	<0.00001	33
Joint pain	OR 9.87 (7.32–13.31)	<0.00001	65
Swelling	OR 8.54 (6.28–11.62)	<0.00001	53
Reduced movement	OR 10.21(7.61–13.69)	<0.00001	58

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Table 4. Distribution of affected joints in septic arthritis in children. ```html

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Table 5. Causative organisms of septic arthritis in children. ```html

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Table 6. Outcomes of septic arthritis in children.
Outcomes	Mean (95% CI)
Duration of symptoms before diagnosis (days)	6.2 (4.7–7.6)
Hospital stay (days)	10.4 (8.1–12.8)
Total antibiotic therapy (days)	25.9 (20.5–31.3)
Complication rate (%)	18
Mortality rate (%)	1

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