Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee

Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee

We describe a case of a 19-year-old male who presented to the South West Health Service with a septic knee, secondary to haematogenous spread from an iliacus abscess. Thus far, there have been no reported cases of haematogenous spread of infection from an iliacus abscess to an ACL reconstructed knee...

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Main Authors: Vivek Eranki, Andrew Wallis, Simon Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/914329
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spelling doaj-8e93c89aa2ac4b0ca59d27bf5e0f25992020-11-24T23:07:05ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572013-01-01201310.1155/2013/914329914329Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed KneeVivek Eranki0Andrew Wallis1Simon Smith2Royal Perth Hospital, 197 Wellington street, Perth, WA 6000, AustraliaRoyal Perth Hospital, 197 Wellington street, Perth, WA 6000, AustraliaSouth West Health Campus, P.O. Box 5301, Bunbury, WA 6231, AustraliaWe describe a case of a 19-year-old male who presented to the South West Health Service with a septic knee, secondary to haematogenous spread from an iliacus abscess. Thus far, there have been no reported cases of haematogenous spread of infection from an iliacus abscess to an ACL reconstructed knee, let alone in a healthy young person with no risk factors. The patient has had several washouts of the knee along with the drainage of the abscess. The ACL graft was saved with the patient making a complete recovery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/914329
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author Vivek Eranki
Andrew Wallis
Simon Smith
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Simon Smith
Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee
Case Reports in Orthopedics
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Andrew Wallis
Simon Smith
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title Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee
title_short Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee
title_full Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee
title_fullStr Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee
title_full_unstemmed Haematogenous Spread of Staphylococcus aureus from an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee
title_sort haematogenous spread of staphylococcus aureus from an iliacus abscess to an acl reconstructed knee
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Orthopedics
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2090-6757
publishDate 2013-01-01
description We describe a case of a 19-year-old male who presented to the South West Health Service with a septic knee, secondary to haematogenous spread from an iliacus abscess. Thus far, there have been no reported cases of haematogenous spread of infection from an iliacus abscess to an ACL reconstructed knee, let alone in a healthy young person with no risk factors. The patient has had several washouts of the knee along with the drainage of the abscess. The ACL graft was saved with the patient making a complete recovery.
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