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Acute near-fatal necrotising fasciitis complicating a primary total hip replacement
1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK. hksharma1@aol.com
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
|August 4, 2007
Abstract:
Necrotising fasciitis is a rapidly spreading, life-threatening condition. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis in a 71-year-old woman after a primary total hip replacement which became deeply infected as a result.