First Case of Lyme Arthritis Involving a Prosthetic Knee Joint
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Arthritis is usually a mani-festation of late dis-ease but has not been associated with cases of periprosthetic joint infections. We report on a patient who was first diagnosed with periprosthetic joint infection and subsequently Lyme arthritis.
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دوره 3 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016