SURENDRA KUMAR

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, India

Publications

• Case Reports
  Unusual presentation of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Prosthetic Joint Infection (TBPJI) after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) -A case report
  Author(s): NAVIN KUMAR YADAV*, PAVAN PRADHAN and SURENDRA KUMAR
  
  Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infrequently causes Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJI). A rare infection, skeletal tuberculosis accounts for about 2% of cases of tuberculosis overall. Aims: We report a case of tubercular prosthetic joint infection one year after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), with no previous history of Tuberculosis (TB). Methods: One year following a total knee replacement for osteoarthritis of right knee, a 51-years-old female patient complained of pain and swelling in the knee. On examination, her knee showed signs of swelling, warmth, and erythema. The initial blood investigations were abnormal (raised CRP and ESR). Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was diagnosed by a subsequent culture and histological analysis of the synovial tissue. Debridement was done and Anti-Tubercular Therapy (ATT) started. The patient demonstrated a s.. Read More»