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What Causes Pain In The Knee After A Knee Replacement Surgery?
I had my knee replaced 3 yrs ago, and in the first year a stitch did not close and I got strep and staph in the open wound...I went to wound therapy and the last culture was clear, but I still have ongoing pain in the knee since then, could that infection be deeper and not see in the wound culture.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
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Any superficial infection which has not healed in quick time is t be treated as deep infection. I suggest you get an X-ray of the knee joint along with Complete blood count , ESR , ASO and CRP. Any infection in the joint would be evident in the X-rays now.
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Any superficial infection which has not healed in quick time is t be treated as deep infection. I suggest you get an X-ray of the knee joint along with Complete blood count , ESR , ASO and CRP. Any infection in the joint would be evident in the X-rays now.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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