| Title | Septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using tendon allografts--Florida and Louisiana, 2000. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | CDC |
| Journal | MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report//MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 48 |
| Pagination | 1081 - 3 |
| Date Published | 2001 |
| ISBN Number | 0149-2195 |
| Other Numbers | ne8, 7802429 |
| Keywords | *Anterior Cruciate Ligament/su [Surgery], *Arthritis, Infectious/et [Etiology], *Orthopedic Procedures, *Postoperative Complications, *Tendons/tr [Transplantation], Adolescent, Adult, Arthritis, Infectious/di [Diagnosis], Arthritis, Infectious/ep [Epidemiology], Female, Florida/ep [Epidemiology], Humans, Louisiana/ep [Epidemiology], Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications/ep [Epidemiology], Sterilization, Tendons/mi [Microbiology], Transplantation, Homologous, Transplants/mi [Microbiology] |
| Abstract | In the United States, approximately 50,000 knee surgeries are performed each year for repairing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Tissue allografts frequently are used for ACL reconstruction, and septic arthritis is a rare complication of such procedures. This report describes four patients who acquired postsurgical septic arthritis probably associated with contaminated bone-tendon-bone allografts used for ACL reconstruction. Effective sterilization methods that do not functionally alter musculoskeletal tissue are needed to prevent allograft-related infections. |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 4266 |
