Acute Haematogenous Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Infection by Streptococcus canis Treated by Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention: A Case Report
Gloria Pedemonte-Parramón,
Esteban Reynaga,
Sònia Molinos
et al.
Abstract:Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are one of the most feared complications by orthopaedic surgeons. Haematogenous PJI represents an important part of PJI cases.
Streptococcus canis
is an extremely rare cause of haematogenous PJI and its medical and surgical treatment and prognosis are not well established.
We present a 79-year-old female patient who had a revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) surgery three years before. She was admitted to the hospital referring to three da… Show more
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