J Korean Hip Soc.
2009 Sep;21(3):275-277. 10.5371/jkhs.2009.21.3.275.
Deep Infection Caused by Gas-Forming Bacteria after Total Hip Arthroplasty
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sykwon@catholic.ac.kr
- KMID: 1465834
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5371/jkhs.2009.21.3.275
Abstract
- A deep infection after total hip arthroplasty is a very severe complication that occurs in about 1~2% of the patients. The major cause of this infection is Staphylococcus aureus in the early stage and Staphylococcus epidermidis in the late stage A nontraumatic gas-forming infection is rare and difficult to diagnose because of its slower clinical course than that of gas gangrene. Therefore, it has a high mortality rate due to delayed treatment. There have been no reports on gas-forming infection by Escherichia coli after total hip arthroplasty. We report here on a patient who was treated by open arthrotomy and the patient expired due to a Escherichia coli, gas-forming infection after undergoing total hip arthroplasty.
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