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SUBMITTER: Chernoff DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7303497 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroplasty today 20200408 2
Crystalline arthropathies are well-known pathologies in a native knee; however, the literature is scarce with regards to crystalline arthropathies in a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The presentation of crystalline arthropathy in a TKA can be similar to a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), making it difficult to distinguish between the 2 diagnoses. We present 1 case highlighting the similarity between crystalline arthropathy and PJI. A 71-year-old man with a history of bilateral TKAs presente ...[more]