Recalcitrant infection following total knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases

ZF Zairul-Nizam
Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BS Badaruddin
Joint Replacement Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Infection following total knee arthroplasty can be devastating. Even with established treatment protocols, eradication of the infection may not be feasible. We report 2 patients who required above-knee amputation to eradicate recalcitrant infection.