Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
JBJI
Articles | Volume 6, issue 9
Articles | Volume 6, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-423-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-423-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 6, issue 9
Clinical picture
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16 Nov 2021
Clinical picture |  | 16 Nov 2021

Methylene blue for the diagnosis of a sinus tract in periprosthetic knee joint infection

Simon Martin Heinrich, Parham Sendi, and Martin Clauss

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We report on an 83-year-old woman who had an open removal of a baker's cyst several months after total knee arthroplasty. The following wound healing problem was first misinterpreted as being superficial. With an injection of methylene blue and a contrast medium, we showed the extent of the sinus tract, proving the periprosthetic joint infection.
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