Loosening of Total Knee Arthroplasty after Brucellosis Infection: A Case Report

Abstract

<br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">In this report we describe a 78-year-old man whose total knee arthroplasty showed the symptoms of infection with brucella with radiographic signs of loosening 5 years after the index surgery. The patient was treated successfully after a 2-stage revision arthroplasty surgery along with using rifampicin and doxycycline for 8 weeks. </span>