Acute infection with Propionibacterium acnes after a Latarjet coracoid transfer procedure: a case report

作者：Erickson Brandon J^*; Bhatia Sanjeev; Biswas Debdut; Verma Nikhil N

来源：Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2016, 24(6): 1968-1971.

DOI：10.1007/s00167-014-3284-y

• Shoulder
• Latarjet
• Propionibacterium acnes
• Arthroscopy
• Infection
• Instability
• Bankart

Coracoid transfer procedures are highly effective at improving glenohumeral stability in patients with recurrent shoulder instability; complication rates from this procedure are generally low. We present the first case in the literature of a Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) infection following a coracoid transfer. The case stresses the importance of proper antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing Latarjet procedures, as well as the workup for a painful postoperative shoulder, and the need to maintain cultures from the shoulder for up to 21 days to isolate P. acnes.
Level of evidence V.

• 出版日期2016-6