Shoulder arthroplasty complicated by mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a case report

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 Nov-Dec;17(6):e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.01.146. Epub 2008 Jun 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement*
  • Debridement
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Humerus / diagnostic imaging
  • Humerus / pathology
  • Humerus / surgery
  • Joint Instability / etiology
  • Joint Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Osteonecrosis / surgery
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation
  • Shoulder Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Shoulder Joint / surgery*
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents