%0 Journal Article
%T Successful Debridement of a Knee Joint Prosthesis Infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. Case Report and Review of Current Literature
%A Cees M. Verduin
%A Henk J. Hoekstra
%A Miriam Graumans
%A Walter van der Weegen
%J Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
%D 2018
%R 10.7150/jbji.28146
%X According to the relevant literature, prosthetic joint infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes require two stage revision surgery or prosthesis removal for a successful outcome. We present the case of a patient who suffered such an infection after Total Knee Replacement surgery and was successfully treated with antibiotics, joint lavage, debridement and retention of the prosthesis.
%K Knee arthroplasty
%K Listeria monocytogenes
%K Debridement and Implant Retention
%U http://www.jbji.net/v03p0203.htm