Pseudomonas osteomyelitis of the proximal humerus after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

AYDIN N., Sirin E., Aydemir A. N. , Zengin G.

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, cilt.48, sa.6, ss.685-689, 2014 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 48 Konu: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3944/aott.2014.13.0015
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.685-689

Özet

A 59-year-old male patient was operated arthroscopically due to a rotator cuff tear. An early postoperative Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection was treated with early arthroscopic debridement and antibiotic therapy. The patient was lost to follow-up and presented to our clinic with Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis after two years. Debridement was again performed and antibiotic-impregnated cement beads were filled into the cavity and taken out 6 weeks postoperatively. No findings of infection were observed at the patient's 2nd year follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the shoulder after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.