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Late infection after total knee arthroplasty caused by Pasteurella multocida
S A Antuña1, J G Méndez, J L Castellanos
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
|February 28, 1998
Abstract:
The authors report a case of Pasteurella multocida infection in a total knee arthroplasty as a result of a dog bite. The patient was treated with one-stage reimplantation of a new prosthesis and with intravenous antibiotics, resulting in complete relief of symptoms with no evidence of recurrence of infection after 24 months.
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