A left knee wound complication by non-Hodgkins lymphoma in bilateral total knee arthroplasties

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Dec;128(12):1387-90. doi: 10.1007/s00402-008-0568-z. Epub 2008 Jan 23.

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman with a history of bilateral primary knee osteoarthritis presented with a left knee wound complication, a non-Hodgkins lymphoma, after bilateral total knee arthroplasties. After exploring several etiologies, the evidence in this unusual case suggests a coincidental preexisting lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / methods
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Device Removal
  • Drainage / methods
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / therapy
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / complications*
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / diagnosis
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery*
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Skin Transplantation / methods
  • Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / pathology
  • Surgical Wound Infection / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome