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Failure of osteosynthesis and prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis following a subtrochanteric fracture: a case report and review of the literature

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We report a patient with a subtrochanteric fracture, for whom internal fixation failed and a prosthetic joint replacement was complicated by a local reactivation of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. After hip replacement with revision and adequate medical therapy, a full recovery was attained without the necessity of removing the artificial joint.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Winterberg Hospital, Theodor Heuss Strasse 129, D-66119 Saarbrücken, Germany Tel.: +49-681-9632895, Fax: +49-681-9632515, , , , , , DE

    F. A. Krappel & U. Harland

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Received: 24 April 1998

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Krappel, F., Harland, U. Failure of osteosynthesis and prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis following a subtrochanteric fracture: a case report and review of the literature. Arch Orth Traum Surg 120, 470–472 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004029900091

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