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Loosening of Total Knee Arthroplasty After Brucellosis Infection: A Case Report Publisher



Sazegari MA1 ; Bahramian F1 ; Mirzaee F1 ; Zafarani Z1 ; Aslani H1
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Source: Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery Published:2017


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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. © 2017 By The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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