Self-Resolution of a Draining Sinus Tract in a Patient with Chronic Periprosthetic Hip Infection

We report a novel case of a patient who had a draining sinus soon after a total hip arthroplasty that spontaneously resolved. The patient voluntarily discontinued antibiotic suppressive therapy (AST) after 10 years of treatment and paradoxically experienced full resolution of signs of chronic prosth...

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Main Authors: Trevor J. Shelton, Alton W. Skaggs, Gavin C. Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8657562