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Clostridial Infection in Total Hip Joint Replacement: A Report of Two Cases 1
Author(s) -
Rush Jonathan H.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1976.tb03192.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , osteoarthritis , total hip replacement , staphylococcus aureus , joint replacement , surgery , arthroplasty , pathology , bacteria , alternative medicine , biology , genetics
Two cases of clostridial cellulitis are presented in patients who had Charnley total hip joint replacement for severe osteoarthritis. Early deep infection can be a major problem in this operation, and is usually due to Staphylococcus aureus.