Failure of osteosynthesis and prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis following a subtrochanteric fracture: a case report and review of the literature.
We report a patient with a subtrochanteric fracture, for whom internal fixation failed and a prosthetic joint replacement was complicated by a local reactivation of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. After hip replacement with revision and adequate medical therapy, a full recovery was attained without the necessity of removing the artificial joint.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Winterberg Hospital, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*