Acute Cholecystitis Following Total Knee Replacement: A Case Report and Literature Review

INTRODUCTION: Infection poses a substantial challenge after joint replacement. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 53-year-old female with multiple co-morbidities, who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Her postoperative course was complicated by acute cholecystitis necessitating cholecystecto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ghalimah, Bayan, Hamdi, Amre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703950
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.460
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Infection poses a substantial challenge after joint replacement. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 53-year-old female with multiple co-morbidities, who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Her postoperative course was complicated by acute cholecystitis necessitating cholecystectomy. CONCLUSION: In patients who require joint replacement surgery, careful and detailed preoperative assessment is important to identify those at risk for this complication in order to provide timely treatment.

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