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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Main Authors: Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam, Badaruddin, Badrul Shah
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Language:English
Published: Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association 2006
Online Access: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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spelling my.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
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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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author Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam
Badaruddin, Badrul Shah
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Badaruddin, Badrul Shah
Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases
author_facet Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam
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author_sort Zainol Fithri, Zairul Nizam
title 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_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_sort recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases
publisher Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
publishDate 2006
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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