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Total Knee Arthroplasty Following a Sepsis History

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The importance of a complete history and physical examination is stressed at the time of medical school. And if that history includes a previous history of joint sepsis, the performance of a “routine” TKA is now more complicated. The obvious question remains, has the infection been eradicated? While on the surface, it may appear easy to rule out an active infection, but certainly the other issue is a bit more difficult. Is there residual or dormant infection that could become clinically significant once soft tissue releases and bone cuts are performed?

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  1. Northwell Health Orthopedic Institute, New York, NY, USA

    Fred D. Cushner MD

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Nicholas B. Frisch MD, MBA & Brian Darrith BS

  3. Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Craig J. Della Valle MD

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine, Northwell Health Orthopaedic Institute at Southside Hospital, Bayshore, NY, USA

    Casey R. Antholz DO & Keith R. Reinhardt MD

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Cushner, F.D., Frisch, N.B., Darrith, B., Valle, C.J.D., Antholz, C.R., Reinhardt, K.R. (2018). Total Knee Arthroplasty Following a Sepsis History. In: Tria, A., Scuderi, G., Cushner, F. (eds) Complex Cases in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69380-4_7

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