Brucellosis complicating bilateral total knee arthroplasty.
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.
Agarwal
S
S
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kadhi
S K
SK
Rooney
R J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012293:Rifampin