title: Spinal osteomyelitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis following total knee arthroplasty-two case reports.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, Mount Gould Hospital Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Nnene
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hickling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents