Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5710388 | Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Young male patients are at greatest risk for low-grade infections after arthroscopic and open nonarthroplasty shoulder surgery. P. acnes was the most prevalent organism. Patients presented with classic postoperative frozen shoulder symptoms, resistant to usual treatments. Interestingly, 78.6% of patients with negative cultures responded positively to empirical treatment.
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Authors
Umair Khan, Emma PhD, Robert FRCSPath, Steve FIBMS, Tanya PhD, Lennard FRCS(Tr&Orth),