The Need for Guidelines in Asplenic Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Case Report

There are currently no guidelines for splenectomy patient undergoing total joint arthroplasty. We present a case history of a 63-year-old man with a history of splenectomy that underwent a total knee arthroplasty with standard intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis. Two weeks postoperatively, he develop...

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Main Authors: S. R. Shaarani, D. Collins, J. M. O'Byrne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/147042
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