A 47-year-old member asked:
Can a spreading infection from an infected knee implant be deadly?
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Dr. Laura Arbogastanswered
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
Yes: If a knee implant gets infected and the infection doesn't respond to antibiotics then they may need to remove the implant so the infection doesn't spread.
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