The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 1170.e11-1170.e13, October 2010

Ureaplasma urealyticum Infection in Total Hip Arthroplasty Leading to Revision

Department of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 2 December 2008; accepted 19 August 2009. published online 12 August 2010.

Abstract 

We describe an infection with Ureaplasma urealyticum causing rapid loosening of a cemented total hip arthroplasty. When reviewing the literature we found that no such case has been reported previously. Taking intraoperative cultures for U urealyticum during revision surgery is not a standard procedure. In cases with rapid, presumed aseptic, loosening of a total hip arthroplasty, an infection with U urealyticum should be considered.

Keywords: total hip arthroplasty, infection, Ureaplasma urealyticum

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PII: S0883-5403(09)00489-6

doi:10.1016/j.arth.2009.08.022

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 1170.e11-1170.e13, October 2010

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