Septic arthritis caused by Granulicatella adiacens after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Abstract

Septic arthritis after knee arthroscopy is an extremely rare condition. A rate of 0.15–0.84% cases of postoperative infection is estimated in several series. The arthroscopy procedure most frequently related with an infectious complication is anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, with a prevalence of 0.3–1.7% cases. Staphylococcus sp. is the pathogen most commonly cultured. We describe a case of septic arthritis after ACL reconstruction. We found no published case of septic arthritis caused by this microorganism after knee arthroscopy. It is probably the first case published in the literature.