Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases
Infection following total knee arthroplasty can be devastating. Even with established treatment protocols, eradication of the infection may not be feasible. We report 2 patients who required above-knee amputation to eradicate recalcitrant infection.
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Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
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| author | Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam Badaruddin, Badrul Shah |
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| description | Infection following total knee arthroplasty can be devastating. Even with established treatment protocols, eradication of the infection may not be feasible. We report 2 patients who required above-knee amputation to eradicate recalcitrant infection. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-422512016-04-12T06:36:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42251/ Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam Badaruddin, Badrul Shah Infection following total knee arthroplasty can be devastating. Even with established treatment protocols, eradication of the infection may not be feasible. We report 2 patients who required above-knee amputation to eradicate recalcitrant infection. Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42251/1/Recalcitrant%20infection%20following%20total%20knee%20arthroplasty%20a%20report%20of%20two%20cases.pdf Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam and Badaruddin, Badrul Shah (2006) Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 14 (2). pp. 216-218. ISSN 1022-5536 http://www.josonline.org/index.php/JOS/article/view/737 |
| spellingShingle | Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam Badaruddin, Badrul Shah Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases |
| title | Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases |
| title_full | Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases |
| title_fullStr | Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases |
| title_short | Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases |
| title_sort | recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty a report of two cases |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42251/1/Recalcitrant%20infection%20following%20total%20knee%20arthroplasty%20a%20report%20of%20two%20cases.pdf |
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