Brucellosis complicating bilateral total knee arthroplasty.

Agarwal, S; Kadhi, S K; Rooney, R J · Clin Orthop Relat Res · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Infection after arthroplasty is a serious complication associated with a high incidence of morbidity. A 24-year-old woman developed brucella septic arthritis in both knees following bilateral total knee arthroplasty. This complication appears not to have been previously reported in the literature.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy