title: Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases.
abstract: Infection following total knee arthroplasty can be devastating. Even with established treatment protocols, eradication of the infection may not be feasible. We report 2 patients who required above-knee amputation to eradicate recalcitrant infection.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Masjid, Malaysia. znizam@medic.upm.edu.my
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Zairul-Nizam
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Badaruddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D017211:Treatment Failure