A Misdiagnosed Complication of a Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty

Introduction. The enterobacterial genus Yersinia includes a number of human pathogens. Large-diameter, metal-on-metal prostheses are no longer used because of their high failure rate. Here, we describe the first case of Yersinia enterocolitica infection of a metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Cl...

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Main Authors: Az-Eddine Djebara, Cédric Joseph, Florence Rousseau, Benoit Brunschweiler, Patrice Mertl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6413814
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