Brucellar Prosthetic Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case With Retained Prosthesis by Arthroscopic and Medical Treatment
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Tarih
2008
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Yayıncı
Ekin Tibbi Yayincilik Ltd Sti-Ekin Medical Publ
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Infection after total knee arthroplasty is a severe complication and is associated with high morbidity. We describe a case of a brucellosis infection of the knee joint, four years after cemented total knee prosthesis application. Treatment strategies of antimicrobial chemotherapy with or without initial excisional arthroplasty are recommended in the literature. After diagnostic arthroscopy and wash-out with synovectomy, we initiated doxycycline and rifampicin combination therapy without an initial excisional arthroplasty, in this case. This treatment strategy can be another option before performing a major surgery which may affect the patient's quality of life.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Infection, Brucella, Arthroscopy, Total Knee Arthroplasty, Of-The-Literature, Osteoarticular Complications, Replacement, Arthritis
Kaynak
Trakya Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Dergisi
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N/A
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Cilt
25
Sayı
3
