I m so sorry you experienced all that.
Infection after hip replacement surgery.
Any type of infection in other areas of the body can also lead to the infection of the hip or knee replacements.
Why consider knee joint replacement and hip joint replacement surgery.
For the majority of patients joint replacement surgery relieves pain and helps them to live fuller more active lives.
I too told the surgeon that i felt it was infected but he said it wasn t.
There should be no clear discharge from the wound after 10 days and if there is you must inform your doctor.
Symptoms may include a fever and pus or clear liquid oozing from the wound.
In these cases bacteria can adhere to the implant itself which makes the infection difficult to treat.
A few days later it hit me like a train.
Infections can happen to the joint replacement infection even years after the surgery.
You should inspect your incision every day for a few weeks after surgery and check your temperature every day at the same time.
Signs of infection after surgery.
How common is a hip replacement infection.
I was outside with my husband and son.
This will help you to identify any signs of infection early.
No surgical procedure is without risks however.
Joint replacement infections are a very dangerous surgical complications after knee and hip replacement.
I had an infection after my first right hip replacement within a few weeks.
A small percentage of patients undergoing hip or knee replacement roughly about 1 in 100 may develop an infection after the operation.
The chances of having ssis are about 1 3 and there are various signs to look out for an infection after surgery.
Infection is a rare but serious complication after total joint replacement surgery.
Infections are caused by viruses or bacteria.
Symptoms of hip replacement infection.
Though our most recent review of infection data at the university of utah center for hip and knee reconstruction showed an infection rate better than the national average at 0 5 percent as of 2013.