Knee Arthrodesis for Mycobacterium avium Complex Native-Knee Septic Arthritis in a Patient with Dermatomyositis: A Case Report.

Sahir S Jabbouri Scott J Halperin Neil Pathak Christopher V Wilhelm Mitchell K Ng Diren Arsoy

Published in: JBJS case connector (2022)

As far as we know, this is the first reported case of MAC native-knee septic arthritis successfully treated with antibiotic cement spacer followed by knee arthrodesis. This case sheds insight on treatment strategies for a rare native-knee infection.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
knee osteoarthritis
anterior cruciate ligament
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
rheumatoid arthritis
acute kidney injury
mycobacterium tuberculosis
systemic sclerosis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis