Brucellosis as a cause of septic loosening of total hip arthroplasty.
Infection after a total hip arthroplasty is a severe complication and is associated with a high incidence of morbidity. We describe a case of late infection, 5 years after the implantation of a cemented hip prosthesis. The infection was caused by gram-negative Brucella melitensis and occurred in a 63-year-old man who owned cattle. As far as we know, such a complication has never been published before.
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Service of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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Aguera-Gavalda
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D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012086:Reoperation