AAOS advisory statement on dental patients w/total joint replacements

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I am 7 weeks post-op. I saw my surgeon today. He gave me a

handout, " Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Joint

Replacements " , which can be found at the website for the American

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons www.aaos.org.

Carol, RTKR

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> I'm 11 weeks post-TKR surgery and I've got a sinus infection. Since I

> had to have antibiotics just to get my teeth cleaned, do I need to

> mildly panic here? Is it dangerous to have any infection in your body

> with a TKR?

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> It seems to be getting better, but do I need to go see the doctor

> anyway? What's the risk here?

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> Robbie

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