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- Title
Acute infection with Propionibacterium acnes after a Latarjet coracoid transfer procedure: a case report.
- Authors
Erickson, Brandon; Bhatia, Sanjeev; Biswas, Debdut; Verma, Nikhil; Erickson, Brandon J; Verma, Nikhil N
- Abstract
Coracoid transfer procedures are highly effective at improving glenohumeral stability in patients with recurrent shoulder instability; complication rates from this procedure are generally low. We present the first case in the literature of a Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) infection following a coracoid transfer. The case stresses the importance of proper antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing Latarjet procedures, as well as the workup for a painful postoperative shoulder, and the need to maintain cultures from the shoulder for up to 21 days to isolate P. acnes.
- Subjects
GLENOHUMERAL joint; CUTIBACTERIUM acnes; ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis; POSTOPERATIVE care; WOUNDS &; injuries; SURGERY; SHOULDER joint surgery; ARTHROSCOPY; GRAM-positive bacteria; JOINT hypermobility; ORTHOPEDIC surgery; SHOULDER joint; SHOULDER dislocations; SURGICAL site infections; GRAM-positive bacterial infections
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2016, Vol 24, Issue 6, p1968
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-014-3284-y