Total hip arthroplasty complicated by tuberculous infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case of a 66-year-old woman with tuberculous infection complicating a total hip arthroplasty that had been performed 4 years previously for degenerative arthritis is reported. The patient had no prior history of exposure to tuberculosis and no evidence of skeletal or nonskeletal tuberculous infection. The need for a high index of suspicion when dealing with unexpected arthroplasty failure is emphasized. Tuberculous cultures are recommended in these cases prior to revision surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Hip Prosthesis
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
Anatomy
- hip