title: Infection following total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: For most orthopedists, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been regarded as the most effective surgery for patients with severe knee diseases. Though seldom occur, postoperative infection certainly remains one of the most devastating and dreaded complications of TKA. Thus, careful and early diagnosis is needed. After diagnosis, categorize the infection type and choose a rightful and sequential step of treatment are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine & Hospital, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Keun Churl
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Kwang Mee
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Churl Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chun
keywords: Arthroplasty; Infection; Knee
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000 Apr;(373):241-7
references.pmid: 10810483
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1986 Feb;68(2):226-34
references.pmid: 3944162
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Aug;471(8):2621-8
references.pmid: 23609811
references.citation: Clin Geriatr Med. 2005 Aug;21(3):527-41, vi
references.pmid: 15911205
references.citation: Ann Intern Med. 2000 Nov 7;133(9):726-37
references.pmid: 11074906
references.citation: Orthopedics. 2009 Feb;32(2):87
references.pmid: 19301804
references.citation: J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Apr;48(4):1208-14
references.pmid: 20164283
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1991 Dec;(273):113-8
references.pmid: 1959257
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989 Nov;(248):120-8
references.pmid: 2805468
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1984 Jan-Feb;(182):117-26
references.pmid: 6692605
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Nov;(404):125-31
references.pmid: 12439250
references.citation: J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2010 Dec;18(12):771-2
references.pmid: 21119143
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1981 Mar-Apr;(155):118-32
references.pmid: 6971724
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1987 Dec;(225):238-46
references.pmid: 3677512
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1994 Feb;(299):169-72
references.pmid: 8119013
references.citation: J Arthroplasty. 2013 Dec;28(10):1874-7
references.pmid: 23642445
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Dec;88 Suppl 4:138-47
references.pmid: 17142443
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Dec;77(12):1807-13
references.pmid: 8550647
references.citation: Orthop Clin North Am. 1975 Oct;6(4):1005-14
references.pmid: 1178156
references.citation: J Arthroplasty. 2009 Sep;24(6 Suppl):101-4
references.pmid: 19553077
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Oct;87(10):2335-48
references.pmid: 16224857
references.citation: Acta Orthop Belg. 2013 Feb;79(1):83-9
references.pmid: 23547521
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1997 Dec;(345):134-9
references.pmid: 9418630
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1999 May;81(5):684-9
references.pmid: 10360696
references.citation: Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2004 Apr;33(4):190-8; discussion 198
references.pmid: 15132327
references.citation: Radiology. 1991 Jun;179(3):645-8
references.pmid: 2027967
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2001 Jul;83(5):691-5
references.pmid: 11476307
references.citation: Scand J Infect Dis. 2009;41(11-12):831-40
references.pmid: 19922065
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003;85-A Suppl 1:S75-80
references.pmid: 12540674
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jan;471(1):238-43
references.pmid: 22798139
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Mar;88(3):321-3
references.pmid: 16498004
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1985 Nov;67(5):764-8
references.pmid: 4055878
references.citation: Bone Joint J. 2013 Apr;95-B(4):554-7
references.pmid: 23539710
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1995 Dec;(321):45-54
references.pmid: 7497685
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1990 Jul;72(6):878-83
references.pmid: 2365721
references.citation: Acta Orthop. 2009 Feb;80(1):67-77
references.pmid: 19234888
references.citation: Am J Med. 2004 Oct 15;117(8):556-62
references.pmid: 15465503
references.citation: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989 Nov;(248):57-60
references.pmid: 2805496
references.citation: J Arthroplasty. 2012 Oct;27(9):1701-1706.e1
references.pmid: 22503405
references.citation: J Arthroplasty. 2003 Dec;18(8):1038-43
references.pmid: 14658109
references.citation: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1999 May;81(5):672-83
references.pmid: 10360695