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What Does Discharge From Knee After Total Knee Surgery Suggest?
What would keep a total knee surgery from healing. It has discharge. Dressing changed 4 -5 X s a day. 2 months out of surgery & been back to surgery twice for drainage & debreidment. Been told no infection. On Bactrum DS. Knee hot to touch. The doctor said it would be hot for 9-10 months. Is this true.
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
Hello,
Absence of any infectious agent in discharge rules out the possibility of infection in the knee joint. I suggest you to regularly visit your surgeon for clinical assessment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
Absence of any infectious agent in discharge rules out the possibility of infection in the knee joint. I suggest you to regularly visit your surgeon for clinical assessment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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