title: Loosening of Total Knee Arthroplasty after Brucellosis Infection: A Case Report.
abstract: In this report we describe a 78-year-old man whose total knee arthroplasty showed the symptoms of infection with brucella with radiographic signs of loosening 5 years after the index surgery. The patient was treated successfully after a 2-stage revision arthroplasty surgery along with using rifampicin and doxycycline for 8 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sazegari
authors.affiliation: Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fateme
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bahramian
authors.affiliation: Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fateme
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mirzaee
authors.affiliation: Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zafarani
authors.affiliation: Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aslani
keywords: Brucellosis; Knee arthroplasty; Knee replacement; Loosening