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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 7/2017

01-07-2017 | Shoulder

Tubercular infection after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

Authors: Prince Shanavas Khan, Jai Thilak, Melvin J. George, Ayyappan V. Nair, Aravind Madanan

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 7/2017

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Abstract

Tubercular septic arthritis after shoulder arthroscopy has not been reported in the English literature to our knowledge. A case of Tubercular septic arthritis of the shoulder following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is presented. The sinus and the wound healed well, and laboratory parameters returned to normal, which suggests that the infection was well controlled with the treatment follow-up of 1 year. But the functional score was poor due to repeated surgeries; long-standing infection and the arthritic changes developed. Tubercular infection can occur after arthroscopic shoulder surgery especially in healthcare workers in zones endemic for Tuberculosis. Level of evidence V.
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Metadata
Title
Tubercular infection after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
Authors
Prince Shanavas Khan
Jai Thilak
Melvin J. George
Ayyappan V. Nair
Aravind Madanan
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-015-3968-y

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