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

INTRODUCTIONInfection poses a substantial challenge after joint replacement. CASE PRESENTATIONWe 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....

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Published inJournal of orthopaedic case reports Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 100 - 102
Main Authors Ghalimah, Bayan, Hamdi, Amre
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.2016
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Summary:INTRODUCTIONInfection poses a substantial challenge after joint replacement. CASE PRESENTATIONWe 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. CONCLUSIONIn 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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ISSN:2250-0685