Successful Salvage of Primary TKA Infected with Candida Albicans: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2005.40.3.356
- Author:
Moo Ho SONG
1
;
Bu Hwan KIM
;
Seong Jun AHN
;
Seong Ho YOO
;
Tae Hyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daedong Hospital, Busan, Korea. 70sh-yoo@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Candida infection;
TKA;
Reimplantation
- MeSH:
Bacillus;
Candida albicans*;
Candida*;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Incidence;
Joints;
Replantation
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2005;40(3):356-360
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A deep infection following a prosthetic joint replacement is a serious complication with an incidence ranging from 1 to 2% of patients undergoing total prosthetic surgery. The common invading organisms are staphylococci, streptococci and gram negative bacillus. A candida infection after a prosthetic joint replacement is very rare, and a diagnosis is difficult because of the indolent nature of the clinical symptoms and signs as well as its rarity. We report a case of candida infection after a TKA, which was treated successfully by a staged reimplantation.
