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Management of Bilateral Synchronous Knee Prosthetic Joint Infection in a Patient with Infected Heart Transplant: A Case Report.

Seongho JeongAlly YangLee E RubinDiren Arsoy
Published in: JBJS case connector (2023)
This case represents the first report of bilateral hematogenous prosthetic knee infections associated with concomitant enterococcal endocarditis of a heart transplant treated successfully and definitively with radical debridement and placement of articulating spacer with regular implants.
Keyphrases
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • case report
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • heart failure
  • anterior cruciate ligament
  • anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
  • atrial fibrillation
  • soft tissue